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  • Fidel Vive! A Cuban-American Activist Reflects on El Comandante

    I am a Cuban Muslim in Miami in mourning for Fidel Castro Ruz. And I have been wearing my black armband all week long. I first learned the news of Castro’s transition to the realm of the ancestors from Cuban journalists who broke the story. I was shocked and saddened by the news of the inevitable fate that awaits us…

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    The Root Staff

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  • Revolutionary Road: Navigating Fidel Castro’s Polarizing Legacy

    President Fidel Castro—El Jefe, El Comandante—the iconic Cuban leader whom the U.S. government has relentlessly vilified between attempts to assassinate him, is now dead. And as with most loved and loathed figures, fiery debates over how he should be remembered have sprung to life. In the cacophony of almost bestial glee and deep mourning that…

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    Kirsten West Savali

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