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Year 3, No 8, June 2016 Editor-in- Chief: Juan Antonio Alvarado Ramos Spanish Editor: Manuela Nocedo IDENTIDADES is a publication of the Plataforma de Integración Cubana [Platform for Cuban Integration], a non-profit, non-partisan organization whose goal is to.advocate.for.the.rights.of.Afrodescen – dants..and..other..alternative..groups.in Cuba, promote their empowerment as citzens.and.support.their.active role in pol itical reform via the practice of Deliberative Democracy, and also contribute to the recovery of the history of their participation in the creation and development.of.the.Cuban.nation.and.its culture. It aspires to discuss the difficulties faced by Afro-descendants and all discriminated people in today’s Cuba, and propose actions for confronting the problem and .facilitating.communication..about..it worldwide. It.is.open.to.people.anywhere..in..the world interested in the topic who can offer their..experiences and discuss a subject so important for Cuba and all other countries that received the African Diaspora, or where minorities are discriminated by those in power. English Editor: Raúl González Translator: Arnaldo Miguel Fernádez Art Work: Sander A. Alvarez Matute Cover Illustration: David D` Omni Plataforma de Integración Cubana, Inc. Email: [email protected] Web: www.cubaintegra.org ISSN: 2373-151 2 2