Tonight at 8 P.M Eastern time Professor Jose Alvarez will be interviewed by Roberto and John on Cuba Companioni’s  Blogtalkradio Talk show. They will be discussing Prof. Alvarez book named Frank Pais “Architect of Cuba’s Betrayed Revolution.” LISTEN TO INTERVIEW:

On Wednesday 27-January, Manuel Márquez-Sterling will deliver a talk in Spanish at the Miami presentation of his book, Cuba 1952-1959: The True Story of Castro's Rise to Power. His talk will be followed by a panel discussion with question and answer period, and book signing. Panelists are Marcos Antonio Ramos, Alberto Luzárraga, and Sylvia G. Iriondo....

The Revolutionary 26 of July Movement's Financing, National leader Franc Pais ,Cuban Agriculture & Sugar Industry...

Cartoon Corner...

t doesn’t really matter anymore, does it? It doesn’t really matter how the Massachusetts Senate race unfolds? By no means, it very much does, it is very important, that’s for sure! But the outcome, although it’s circumstances could be very damaging, represents much more than a close race between the overconfident Martha Coakley (Democrat) and the feisty challenger Scott Brown (Republican). It represents more than a seat in the Senate for either party; It represents more than the.....

I am very proud to announce and welcome special guest Manuel Márquez-Sterling to BlogTalkRadio for a discussion of his new book, Cuba 1952-1959: The True Story of Castro’s Rise to Power...

Oh yes, Julian Edwin “Cannonball” Adderley, the one and only, my favorite of all Alto Saxophonist. Like all great musicians and they make it their duty to create their own distinctive sound and of course, a distinctive style. Distinguishable from any other...

The Revolutionary Holocaust (Glenn Beck Special-Video)

There is an urgent and most important message from Cuba, concerning Human Rights abuse. Cuba Archive.org is pleading the “Global” community of Human Rights abuse and the  UN Human Rights Council to recognize and focus there attention on the latest news from Cuba Archive.org..

I just saw the most lamest  and outright embarrassing effort of raising money. Yes, it was advertised as such, a monumental “Global” cause. And it was also advertised to be a “telethon.” Although, under the definition of telethon, several hours does count. That’s what occurred, we had two hours....

(NewsCore) - The U.S. military announced Wednesday it has ordered 4,000 Marines and Sailors to deploy to Haiti rather than their scheduled tours of duty in the Middle East and Mediterranean.

The Nassau Amphibious Ready Group, which includes an assault ship and several...

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A powerful campaign to allow all Americans to travel to Cuba is rumbling through Congress, with both backers and opponents predicting eventual victory and a Cuban-American senator promising a key vote against the effort. Approval of the measures would have a profound impact on U.S.-Cuba relations, unleashing an estimated one million American tourists to visit the..

If there were only one method allowed for me to choose to justify and undeniably discredit any notion and factually prove a point concerning the Castro regime in Cuba and show how criminal they are, I would choose logic. Logic defeatsevery single view, perspective, opinion and analysis, when attempting to favorably acknowledge, in any manner, that the Castro regime has been beneficial.....

Most of the times, when I mention, that I am Cuban, the response is, “Oh really, I heard Cuba is beautiful, I want to go there.” That’s it! Nothing else is mentioned. This is a common coincidence, here in America, I suppose and happens to Cuban refugees very often. From those whom have been living here for the last 50 years to those whom have just arrived very recently. Why should they...

Memoria de Cuba's videos

Here are all Memoria de Cuba's videos on Vimeo. You can see both the videos this user has uploaded, as well as any other..

Jama y Libertad

Let me start by stating, Art Blakey is my favorite drummer ever. I know this is very debatable but it’s my opinion. No one played the drums harder and with more speed in short bursts then him. He was a Monster! He was a great man also, helping all the new talent, giving them the right direction. Many greats passed though the Jazz Messengers before anyone really knew them. Art Blakey and.....

Happy Birthday who?

Just yesterday I was listening to my favorite jazz station  WBGO and was interrupted as always at the top of the hour by NPR news. NPR  (National Public Radio) handles all Public Radio around the country and does a great job at it BUT they also have a strong hold of the media. Which means that they are very Liberal and borderline Left.. 

"Paquito and Benny"

These are two a great tributes of Benny Goodman that Paquito D’ Rivera did respectively with Gary Walker on May 29th and with the Goodman graduatees: Bill Crow, John Bunch, James Chirillo and others in an incredible evening of stories....

Tonight I’m going to have a One-Hour Musical tribute to one song. The name of this song is “Straight No Chaser” and it was written by Thelonious Monk. I have six versions of this song that you will find very interested. So tune into Blogtalkradio ..

“No Details Required”

By Mehmet Pertev

The last few days, Mr. Obama captured the spotlight and the headlines again with a major story. This news item has nothing to do with the issues that interest the future of our nation such as the economy, the health care debate, and the war of terrorism (I know we don’t call it that anymore).....

Nineteen Eighty-Four with Cuba in Mind

By Jose Reyes

This is how George Orwell’s book Nineteen Eighty-Four begins and probably where the Castro so-called scholars in charge of reading, classifying and categorizing all the literature in Cuba’s libraries began ..

Before and After Pictures of Cuba

“Political Terminology is Confusing and my logical OPINION”

By Jose Reyes

What do you consider yourself? A Democrat, a Republican, a Liberal, a Marxist, a Conservative, a Fascist, a Libertarian, a Socialist? Did I miss one? Be truthful to yourself  now and answer this question, tell me honestly, that you are 100% just one of these. If you have established a state of total honesty within yourself and have......

Obama "Sucks"

Ooooh! How could I say that? Well first of all, the word “Suck” and “Sucks” is used very frequently and has become a common slang word in our crippling English language, here in America. Presently, it is used on our streets, on TV, on Radio and in....

Como dicen los textos antiguos: Ut pictura poesis, la pintura como la poesía.
O dicho de otro modo: una imagen puede hablar tanto como un largo texto.

Full Name: Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina. AKA 'El Jefe' (the chief), AKA 'El Chivo' (the goat), AKA 'Chapita' (bottle top).
Dates in Power: 1930-1937, 1942-1952
Country:Dominican Republic.
Repression: Around 20,000 Haitians killed in 1937. (Estimates of the number of Haitians killed vary from several hundred..

LIFE magazine has been brought back to life as LIFE.com a just launched partnership of Getty images and Time Inc. This new site offers access to the LIFE photo archives. As our earlier post on Cuba 1950s LIFE photos indicated,....