The expertise of Cuba‘s light rum masters now appears on UNESCO‘s list of intangible heritage. The recognition acknowledges an eight-generation legacy on the island. “It is a recognition of the ...

"The Eternal Forest" author Elena Sheppard shares how she's working hard to teach her boys about their heritage.

Assata Shakur, a symbol of resistance against imperialism, continues to inspire young activists after her death in Havana at ...

The end of Portuguese colonial rule in Angola fifty years ago was also the beginning of a Cuban military mission that had a ...

I recently had the opportunity to travel with a group of musicians (who played at a number of venues in Havana) and other interested folks with a focus on attending the yearly International Jazz ...

Saturday night, Kirkhof Center came alive during the Latino Student Union’s baile: a chance to gather, dance, socialize and ...

La Reyna y La Real are a unique sight and sound in Cuba. There aren’t that many female hip-hop duos there, and this pair continues to challenge social norms with songs of protest and female ...

HAVANA (AP) — "Fast and Furious." U.S. cruise ships. A star-studded private celebration of Chanel. The triple tsunami of global capitalism that pounded socialist Cuba this month has spawned a fierce ...

Hours before Hurricane Melissa roared toward Cuba's second-largest city, Santiago de Cuba, the island's president, Miguel ...

MIAMI (AP) — Travel companies say they are getting permits once again to take Americans on cultural trips to Cuba after the U.S. government tightened requirements following complaints that the tours ...

Up until a few years ago, the only way most Cubans could use the internet was to visit a public Wi-Fi hot spot, typically a park or plaza, and connect to the internet using scratch-off cards sold by ...

In a new indication of shifting tides of power in Cuba, more than 9,000 people have signed a Change.org petition calling for the removal of the country’s minister of culture, Alpidio Alonso. The Cuban ...