NNPA President Recalls Castro’s Fight Against Apartheid
November 30, 2016
Under Castro, improvements were made to health care and education, while civil liberties were severely eroded
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Cuba
Chartering a new path to Cuba
June 30, 2016
With all of its richness – art, culture, education, and healthcare – Cuba needs help with its infrastructure
Americans often see Cuba upside down
March 30, 2016
President Obama’s historic trip to Havana, Cuba — the first American president to visit since Calvin Coolidge in 1928 — opens the door to a new era in relations not only with Cuba, but also with our neighbors across the hemisphere. Extensive press coverage of the trip will feature the President’s meeting with Cuban leader Raul Castro, the Tuesday baseball game pitting the Cuban national team against Tampa Bay, the president’s meetings with business leaders and with Cuban dissidents. We’ll get pictures of aged Chevy’s held together by duct tape, of lovely but crumbling Havana mansions, of Cuba’s lively culture
In Cuba, Obama Calls For Burying ‘Last Remnant’ Of Cold War
March 24, 2016
Obama: Cuba Visit Marks Time to End Cold War Capping his remarkable visit to Cuba, President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared an end to the “last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas” and openly urged the Cuban people to pursue a more democratic future for this communist nation 90 miles from the Florida coast. With Cuban President Raul Castro watching from a balcony, Obama said the government should not fear citizens who speak freely and vote for their own leaders. And with Cubans watching on tightly controlled state television, Obama said they would be the ones to determine
Obama administration punches new holes in embargo on Cuba
March 17, 2016
The Obama administration punched a new series of holes in the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba on Tuesday, turning a ban on U.S. tourism to Cuba into an unenforceable honor system and paving the way for Cuban athletes to one day play Major League Baseball and other U.S. professional sports.
In final year, Obama encourages staff to ‘stay on offense’
December 29, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — In June, during one of the best stretches of his presidency, Barack Obama strode through a West Wing hallway exclaiming: “Offense! Stay on offense!”