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CONTENTS

Race, Class, and Gender

Cover Illustration: Perseverancia. Oil on Cloth.
Series Querida
Habana
© Carlos R. Vera

Playing with Fire
José Hugo Fernández

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The Need for the Private Sector to Commit to Contemporary Society
Yusimí Rodríguez

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Educating in Colors: An Analysis of the Teaching of History at Different
Grade Levels in Cuba (1959-2015)
Fidel Guillermo Duarte González

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A Critical Look at our TV
Virginia Paz

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Disillusionment, Despair, Illness
Natividad Soto Kessel

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Buildings and Construction in Cuba
Ernesto Alejandro Álvarez

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Tribulations in Cuba: My Market and the Hospital
Rudicel Batista

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The Enigma of Cubans
Yordis García Fournier

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The Philosophy of Evaristo Estenoz and the Validity of his Ideas in Today’s Cuba
Jorge Amado Robert Vera

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Diverse Havana / Mestizo Havana
Juan Antonio Madrazo Luna

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Afro-Descendant Women in Brazil and Peru: A Comparative Analysis of
Income, Work, and Education
Cássia Maria Carloto
Jorge Rafael Ramírez

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Getting a Feel for Buenaventura
Marthadela Tamayo González

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Latin American and Caribbean Afro-Descendants in 2015
Omer Freixa

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Ending White Supremacy Within Myself
Lauren Stuparitz

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