By Steve Warshell February 15, 2021
Militant/Chuck GuerraCaravan participants in Miami Jan. 31 protesting U.S. government embargo of Cuba rally at José Martí monument, above. Car caravans occurred in Seattle, Los Angeles and New York as well.
MIAMI Over 100 cars and more than 25 bicycle riders joined in a spirited caravan protesting the U.S. government’s criminal embargo against Cuba here Jan. 31. Similar actions took place in Los Angeles, New York, Seattle and other cities in response to a call for monthly protests by the National Network on Cuba.
The action here was called together by YouTube personality Jorge Medina, widely known as El Protestón Cubano, and was attended by protesters originally from Cuba as well as the U.S. They held signs calling for the end of the U.S. embargo, open travel between the two countries, remittances to relatives in Cuba without U.S. government interference and normal consular rela
Throwback Thursday: Steak at Merk’s
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