ancestry and solidarity
A couple of weeks ago I woke up to something I very rarely see - my father’s country’s name in my Instagram feed and in the news. Thousands of Cubans have taken to the streets to protest the living conditions the government has inflicted upon them. Their COVID cases are rising, their health infrastructure is crumbling, rapid inflation is preventing citizens from getting enough food and the people desperately need aid from their leaders. Civilian reports of the protests are be