New Bridge to Havana

Rap duo Krudas Cubensi gives queer Afro-Cubans a voice

"We invite people to liberate themselves, to respect themselves. We don't want your pity. We're people with a lot of power within our bodies, our lives, and we are very valuable."

Global Politics

With a thaw in US-Cuba relations, this Cold War broadcaster from Miami is at a crossroads

PRI's The World

March 22, 2016

Radio and TV Martí, a US government operation that has delivered news and information to Cuba since the Reagan Administration, is at a crossroads. Many argue that the Martis remain critical. Others say the broadcaster is a Cold War relic and are calling for its end.

Media

10 cartoons from around the world reacting to President Obama's Cuba visit

PRI's The World

March 21, 2016

Updated

03/21/2016 - 4:30pm

A sitting US President is visiting Cuba for the first time in almost 90 years, and the world's cartoonists have a lot to say about it.

Music

The next visitors to blow Cubans’ minds: The Rolling Stones

GlobalPost

March 24, 2016

“It’s going to be an explosion, emotionally. I’m curious about how everyone’s going to behave when we see these symbols of the forbidden in front of us at last.”

Global Politics

Obama to Cuba: 'I have come here to bury the last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas'

PRI's The World

March 22, 2016

President Barack Obama's speech to Cubans today featured echoes of Ronald Reagan's 1987 plea to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

Media

Freedom of the press 'rattled' Raúl Castro, causing him to answer a question with a lie

PRI's The World

March 22, 2016

In Cuba, basic aspects of democracy as they exist in the US are rarely seen. So when the communist leader was faced with a free press questioning him about political prisoners on the island, he just said there were none.

Global Politics

With a thaw in US-Cuba relations, this Cold War broadcaster from Miami is at a crossroads

PRI's The World

March 22, 2016

Music

Rap duo Krudas Cubensi gives queer Afro-Cubans a voice

March 22, 2016

"We invite people to liberate themselves, to respect themselves. We don't want your pity. We're people with a lot of power within our bodies, our lives, and we are very valuable."

Global Politics

Forget your stereotypes. Here's a young Cuban American who opposes rapprochement, and an older one who supports it.

PRI's The World

March 21, 2016

Politics among Cuban Americans are not as simple as data makes them seem. These two voices from Miami represent the opinions that polls can't reflect.

Justice

The global spotlight isn’t stopping the Cuban government from cracking down on dissidents

PRI's The World

March 21, 2016

“The repression needs to stop right now, in order for this country to move forward."

Business

Slowly, Cuban entrepreneurs are seizing opportunities to work for themselves

PRI's The World

March 21, 2016

Whether in restaurants or in accounting, the Cuban economy is slowly creating opportunities for entrepreneurs.

Justice

One Cuban family’s 6,600-mile trail to America

PRI's The World

March 21, 2016

As US-Cuba ties warm, thousands of Cubans have left the island, worried the new relations will end a US policy that gives them a fast-track to a green card if they reach US soil. This is one family’s journey.

Media

10 cartoons from around the world reacting to President Obama's Cuba visit

PRI's The World

March 21, 2016

Updated

03/21/2016 - 4:30pm

A sitting US President is visiting Cuba for the first time in almost 90 years, and the world's cartoonists have a lot to say about it.

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