Centro Cultural Cubano de Nueva York

A discussion on the history of racism and ensuing social conflicts in Cuba, beyond the hackneyed rhetoric. The panel will bring together black Cuban intellectuals and artists–Enrique Patterson, Yanelys Nuñez, Ignacio Granados, Berta Mexidor, Yesenia Selier, and Ramón Colás–who will offer new critical views on racism in Cuba. They will be joining the discussion from […]

An in-depth interview with Carlos Estévez, the first artist to be profiled in our Contemporary Artists Series, led by writer and curator Andrea O’Reilly Herrera. Carlos Estevez’s work is animated by a deep interest in questions of human spirituality.His stated goal is to use his work to reveal the invisible realm to the spirit that […]

A conversation between literary critic Isabel Álvarez-Borland and writer and journalist Anjanette Delgado on the literature of uprootedness, as reflected in Delgado’s newly published and highly acclaimed anthology Home In Florida, a collection showcasing some of the most talented contemporary Latinx writers who have called Florida home. Featuring fiction, nonfiction, and poetry by Richard Blanco, […]

Born of Galician parents who emigrated to Cuba, Professor José García-Mazás’ life could fill an action-packed film, including being sent to boarding school in Spain at age 11 and not seeing his parents again until age 27;  barely escaping from Spain with his bride in the middle of the Spanish Civil War; his extraordinary university […]