RACE ISSUES

Introduction

The country's complicated colonial relationship and thus its combination of ethnic backgrounds-Spanish, African, and Indigenous-- has resulted in a nonhomogeneous population. And yet I had felt like race and racism hadn’t been mentioned much in many of the other conferences we had, considering how much of an impact race can have on one’s life. Aracelis Rodriguez Malagón came and spoke to us as someone who has researched on Black women feminism.

She explained that Cuba, like other countries in the Caribbean, was a plantation economy, sustained by the enslavement of Afrians In this period of colonialism, there was never a pacific way of living; there were several organized rebellions, led by Black men and women, as well as rebellions through the use of literature Unlike in North America, these colonies were allowed to keep their culture. Places in which Black people gathered for festivities and religion were also spaces for interchanging culture and educating, which would become societies of Black and Mulatto persons Printing laws of the type allowed Black women to freely express their struggles and publish them in magazines such as Minerva.

Steps Forward

Studies showed that poverty indicators were mostly in Black men and women As a result, racial debates started emerging in congresses, and intellectuals took advantage of Fidel's attendance to publicly express their views. It is essential to understand the history of racism in Cuba to address it effectively and promote an inclusive society.