/tags/patria-y-vida Patria y Vida en-US WLRN Mon, 11 Jul 2022 13:30:02 GMT /news/2022-07-11/cubas-historic-protests-shook-the-regime-but-its-response-has-shaken-human-rights-observers Cubans had never confronted their communist regime as boldly as they did on July 11, 2021. But officials have cracked down harshly — prompting a mass exodus. Mon, 11 Jul 2022 13:30:02 GMT /news/2022-07-11/cubas-historic-protests-shook-the-regime-but-its-response-has-shaken-human-rights-observers Tim Padgett /2022-05-24/colombias-presidential-election-easing-sanctions-on-cuba-the-deering-estates-centennial For voters in Colombia, a former guerrilla rebel is ahead in the race. The Biden Administration relaxes sanctions against Cuba. Plus, A piece of South Florida history turns 100. What will the next century look like considering sea-level rise and climate change? Tue, 24 May 2022 21:32:13 GMT /2022-05-24/colombias-presidential-election-easing-sanctions-on-cuba-the-deering-estates-centennial Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz /commentary/2022-05-19/patria-y-vida-y-business-why-bidens-policy-change-is-new-wind-for-change-in-cuba COMMENTARY Re-engaging Cuba doesn't "knock the wind" out of last summer's Patria y Vida movement. If anything, it stands to pump more oxygen its way. Thu, 19 May 2022 10:55:33 GMT /commentary/2022-05-19/patria-y-vida-y-business-why-bidens-policy-change-is-new-wind-for-change-in-cuba Tim Padgett /news/2021-12-28/protest-pandemic-haitian-tailspin-a-look-at-2021-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean The good news in Latin America and the Caribbean: much of the region turned vaccination tragedy into triumph. The bad news? Just about everything else. Tue, 28 Dec 2021 11:00:00 GMT /news/2021-12-28/protest-pandemic-haitian-tailspin-a-look-at-2021-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean Tim Padgett /news/2021-11-26/how-patria-y-vida-became-an-international-protest-phenomenon-will-be-the-subject-of-a-documentary Two of the anthem's composers are partnering with a production company to make a film about how it was created — and then created a rallying cry for Cubans. Fri, 26 Nov 2021 11:00:00 GMT /news/2021-11-26/how-patria-y-vida-became-an-international-protest-phenomenon-will-be-the-subject-of-a-documentary Tim Padgett /news/2021-11-19/feid-ing-in-colombia-latin-america-are-riding-a-wave-of-protests-and-protest-music This is the second of two reports on a potent new synergy between protests and protest music in Latin America, from Cuba to Colombia, San Juan to Santiago. Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:12:55 GMT /news/2021-11-19/feid-ing-in-colombia-latin-america-are-riding-a-wave-of-protests-and-protest-music Elliot Rodriguez, Tim Padgett /2021-11-19/the-biggest-moments-from-the-latin-grammys At the Latin Grammys, audiences were treated to elaborate performances that relied on unique collaborations between artists across genres. Fri, 19 Nov 2021 12:28:27 GMT /2021-11-19/the-biggest-moments-from-the-latin-grammys Cat Sposato /news/2021-11-16/patria-y-vida-up-for-a-latin-grammy-leads-a-protest-music-boom-in-latin-america This is the first of two reports on a potent new synergy between protests and protest music in Latin America — from Cuba to Colombia, from San Juan to Santiago. Tue, 16 Nov 2021 14:32:40 GMT /news/2021-11-16/patria-y-vida-up-for-a-latin-grammy-leads-a-protest-music-boom-in-latin-america Elisa Baena, Tim Padgett /local-news/2021-11-15/exiles-march-in-solidarity-in-miami-as-crackdown-intensifies-ahead-of-monday-protest-in-cuba Cubans in several cities worldwide have organized demonstrations in solidarity with the Cuban people and the young artists and activists of Archiepiélago, the group that called the march. Mon, 15 Nov 2021 10:42:56 GMT /local-news/2021-11-15/exiles-march-in-solidarity-in-miami-as-crackdown-intensifies-ahead-of-monday-protest-in-cuba Nora Gámez Torres | The Miami Herald /news/2021-07-13/the-hip-hop-song-thats-driving-cubas-unprecedented-protests The song Patria y Vida, or homeland and life, is a spin on the communist regime's decades-old slogan in Cuba of "patria o muerte" — homeland or death. Tue, 13 Jul 2021 12:11:19 GMT /news/2021-07-13/the-hip-hop-song-thats-driving-cubas-unprecedented-protests Bill Chappell