Posts Tagged ‘Cuba’
1982 (Statik Selektah x Termanology) – “Still” feat. Kendra Foster (Video)
November 23, 2018
On time for Mac Miller… Two times for Prodigy… Three times for Sean P!
So apropos to start ripping a track with some RIPs! Yup. Too dope two-man crew 1982 still doing the do! Yes, “Still.” Check ’em out! Term and Stat have that “Still 1982” out right now for you to cop, should you desire, on Black Friday 2018.
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Tags: 1982, Cuba, Kendra Foster, Statik Selektah, STILL, Termanology | 
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Travel & Culture: Carmen Goes To Cuba (Video)
July 7, 2017
Hahaaa! Rrrrricoooo Suaaave. Where on Earth is Carmen, you ask? Well, we can tell you she was in Cuba recently. She checks in for the JAYFORCE.COM Travel & Culture Squad with this exclusive report.
As the saying goes, “It’s the simple things in life that can bring you the most joy.” That is how I sum up my experience traveling to Cuba.
It felt like I traveled back in time. No Wi-Fi nor ATMs. My first venture through Havana, I glanced out the window and was in awe of all the colorful old buildings and classic cars.
Throughout the time I was there, I mostly walked around Havana. I saw children playing outside and people sitting around talking with one another without their eyes being glued to their phone. The streets were serenaded by musicians on the corners. The city itself is a museum to explore.
– Carmen
Okay, that’s the preamble. Now for the pics and clips… hit the jump!
Posted in Exclusives, Travel, Videos | Tags: Carmen Rodgers, Cuba, Havana, Jayforce.com Travel & Culture Team, Travel & Culture | No Comments »
Cuba’s Generational Divide (Documentary Short Film)
December 7, 2016
Three generations of Cuban women, three different opinions of Castro.
For some Cubans, the leader's death has highlighted a divide. pic.twitter.com/wXWI5sVE97
— Fusion (@Fusion) December 7, 2016
Incredible video expo… and incredibly short. Maybe ongoing interest will drive development of a fuller doc or short. The impact of the life, and recent passing, of Cuban revolutionary dictator Fidel Castro can be debated from various angles including regional vs. global and overall positive vs. overall negative. But we do know there was an impact, and it apparently resonates throughout the ages.
Case in point: Above you see three generations of Black Cubans – Esperanza Caridad Martinez (Grandmother), Margarita Beatriz Nicholas (Daughter), and Leyssy O’Farrill Nicholas (Granddaughter) speak on three views of Cuba; in effect, Castro’s legacy. Thing about it is that while the views could have (and maybe has already) sparked fiery discourse among them, the discourse is very calm and deliberate. Each generation speaking on what they know and feel about living in Cuba and prospects for Black Cubans like them moving forward there and abroad. But what’ll really get you at the end… is that one tear Grandma shed for her Leyssy. Whether or not Leyssy has what it takes to eat off her art (caution: NOT a given, anywhere) by leaving, she ought to know she has LOVE in Cuba. 100,000%.
Posted in Activism, Human Interest, Investigation, Opinion, Politics, Relationships, Travel, Videos | Tags: Black Cuban, Cuba, Cuba's Generational Divide, Esperanza Caridad Martinez, Haitian, Haitian Cuban, Haitian descent, Havana, Leyssy O'Farrill Nicholas, Margarita Beatriz Nicholas | No Comments »
Fidel Castro Ruz: The Untold Story (Video)
November 30, 2016
Like most world leaders, the “Untold Story” of Fidel Castro (RIP) is compelling. It is an hour-and-change long, but the presentation and content shared might provide different insights on the man who was once the West’s preeminent dictator. Watch with your eyes and mind fully open.
Posted in Film, History, Politics, Travel, Videos | Tags: Cuba, dictator, Fidel Castro, Fidel Castro ruz, Jose Sanchez, socialist, socialist dictator, The Untold Story Jose Sanchez, Untold Story | No Comments »
Historical Brief: America Vs. Cuba (Documentary Short)
June 25, 2016
Bay of Pigs. Proxy warring between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Cold shoulders to Fidel Castro. An average American might know a little something about each or all of these pieces of U.S. vs. Cuba historic tension. However, the beef goes deeper and further back. Watch and learn what’s up and why Barack Obama’s Presidential visit to Cuba was so unprecedented.
Posted in History, Politics, Travel, Videos | Tags: A brief history of America and Cuba, America, Cuba, foreign policy, interventions, US-Cuba relations | 1 Comment »
Carmelo Anthony Goes To Cuba To Cover Soccer, Soak In The Culture and Scoop Some Cigars (Video)
September 30, 2015
Very dope. And the time is right. Soccer (e.g. football, futbol) being the world sport it is, America being a leading sports nation, and Melo being a leading sportsman from America…
Throughout the NBA off-season VICE Sports and Carmelo Anthony are exploring street sport cultures around the world. In our premiere episode, Melo travels to Cuba to explore the rise of soccer in a nation synonymous with baseball, ride a 1950s drop top in the rain, and grab some fresh rolled Cuban cigars along the way.
Carmelo was a good choice for a correspondent, too. This VICE Sports piece felt more like interesting leisure than intense learning; enriching experience captured on video either way.
Posted in Celebrity, Lifestyle, Politics, Series, Shots, Sports, Travel, Videos | Tags: Carmelo Anthony, Cuba, cuban cigars, Cuban National Team, Football, FOOTBALL CULTURE, futbol, Knicks, MELO, NBA, New York Cosmos, New York Knicks, soccer, Stay Melo, VICE, VICE Sports | No Comments »
MMA: The Underground Fighters Of Cuba (Video)
April 6, 2015
Fighting mixed martial arts in Cuba is not easy. Not just because MMA is demanding, or that life in Cuba is hard in many ways in general. It’s also hard because the fight is not just with the in-ring opponent; it’s with the government.
The Cuban government hasn’t legalized MMA for fear of losing its best boxers, so the fighters on coach Evelio Padron Ferrier’s team wrestle on concrete floors, use the ocean for endurance training, and practice techniques pulled from memory and bootlegged DVDs.
Nothing goes in or out of Cuba without facing obstacles. Freestyle fighting is no exception. Want to know more though? Follow VICE Fightland in to the den then.
Posted in Human Interest, Politics, Series, Sports, Travel, Videos | Tags: Cage Fighting, Cuba, Fightland, Freestyle Fighting, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, UFC, Ultimate Fighting, Underground Fighters, VICE | No Comments »
Black & Latino Students In The U.S. Can Attend Medical School In Cuba For Free (Video)
December 20, 2013
Doctors come out of med school with huge debt to repay. Probably why we “understand” why a trip to the doctor can cost so much in the United States. But wouldn’t it be a boon to making healthcare affordable if doctors could graduate debt-free? Well… somebody’s already doing that… Cuba!
All too often though, we want to vilify those (like Cuba) we are told to treat as the enemy. Remember the uproar over Bey and Jigga’s trip to Cuba (y’all gone learn today…wrote a song ’bout it)? You’dve thought it was the missile crisis all over again. But fortunately, to balance bad-mouthing of some, we have folks who declare that there are at least some things we can appreciate about the neighbor 90 miles south of South Florida (USA). For instance, check out what the Black Left Unity blog hipped us to about another bright spot of Cuba’s medical outreach.
Currently there are two Detroit (Michigan, USA) students attending LASM on a full scholarship. Contact us at IFCO
418 W 145 Street
Harlem, NY 10031
www.ifconews.org
ifco@igc.org
(212) 926-5757
And if you don’t know, now you know. So, next time somebody spouts that ‘Communist Cuba the bad guys’ stuff … You hit ’em with the link to this story. Oh, and tell them the US is actually doing some ‘bad medicine’ down that way. Remember the Gitmo force-feeding? But we’ll keep this peace positive. Thanks for the good medicine, Cuba.
Check out more video after the jump, including a great piece from PBS Newshour.
Posted in Cover Story, Health and Wellness, Human Interest, Opinion, Politics, Television, Videos | Tags: Affordable Care, Affordable Care Act, black, Cuba, Debt-free doctors, Fidel Castro, Latin America, Latino, Medical School | No Comments »
