President-elect Donald Trump said (or in fact Tweeted) that he will reverse the executive action President Obama has taken as it relates to opening up relations with Cuba if the nation does not make reforms to his liking.

Former CNN host Soledad O’Brien talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about her Cuban heritage, the disconnect some of her family faces and what Fidel Castro‘s death means for Donald Trump. “My mother left to go to college right before Castro came into power. Over the years all of her siblings died and she was […]

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The island nation of Cuba is both celebrating and mourning the death of longtime leader Fidel Castro this weekend, a mixed reaction to the loss of one of the world’s most controversial figures. While Castro is viewed as both a dictator or a revolutionary, one of the hallmarks of his rise to power was his […]

Fidel Castro was reportedly suffering from Diverticulitis, a swelling of the liver. Find out how some Cuban-Americans are reacting.

Mere months after President Obama’s historic visit to Cuba, The Tom Joyner Foundation (TJF), the Dallas-based nonprofit that helps support historically black colleges and universities, lead a one-of-a-kind four-day mission to Cuba with numerous HBCU presidents. In a previously released press release, the TJF noted the trip was about discovering possible connections in the country, “We […]

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As Obama takes his historic trip to Cuba, millennials can’t help but wonder; will our nation’s first black president meet with exiled activist Assata Shakur in…

  The presidential candidates are everywhere – debates, forums, town halls, rallies – EVERYWHERE. You cannot turn on the TV, especially cable news, without seeing…

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In an effort to end a decades-long frozen relationship between the U.S. and Cuba, President Barack Obama made history when he became the first president in nearly 90 years to visit the island siloed from the rest of the world since the Cold War conflict on Sunday.

  Roland Martin talks to the author of Anti Racism in Cuba, Devyn Spence Benson and businessman Troy Nash about the importance of President Obama’s visit to…

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As the diplomatic relationship between the United States and Cuba thaws, along with the appearance of President Barack Obama and the First Family’s presence in…