Cuba’s Top Diplomat to U.S. Notes Blockade Hurts Black Americans and Cubans Alike
The Washington Informer July 9, 2025, Washington (The Washington Informer): Cuba’s Deputy Director of U.S. Affairs Johana Tablada offered a sobering but impassioned critique of current U.S. policy toward Cuba, where she called on Americans — especially African Americans — to pay closer attention to the consequences of decades-long sanctions and misinformation.
Bob Menendez to resign Senate seat after federal bribery conviction
Washington (The Washington Post) Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) announced he plans to resign effective August 20, after months of Democratic hand-wringing over his scandalous federal trial and recent conviction.
