Cuba y U.S., Si!

Eventually, the embargo walls between the U.S. and Cuba will come tumbling down. Iowa farmers are pushing it. Folks with family on the island are now back on the island since the Obama administration lifted the Bush administration’s restrictions on travel for Cuban Americans. Artists, journalists, religious institutions, students and academics still have a shot [...]

Spring Diversity Training

Wednesday, 10 March 2010, 21:04 | Category : African American, Baseball, Culture, Hispanic
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First this… “As African-American players, we have a theory that baseball can go get an imitator and pass them off as us. It’s like they had to get some kind of dark faces, so they go to the Dominican or Venezuela because you can get them cheaper. It’s like, ‘Why should I get this kid [...]

En Negro y Blanco

Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 18:44 | Category : Baseball, Books, Movies, Sports, Stage, The Arts
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My mother was born in San Juan. So I’m Puerto Rican, Jewish, colored, and married to a white woman. When I move into a neighborhood, people start running in four ways at the same time. I was dead serious when I suggested Sammy Davis, Jr. should be among the honored for his achievements in entertainment, [...]