Juan Antonio Alvarado

Afro-Cuban Alliance - Revista Islas

The Afro-Cuban Alliance's magazine Islas, in Spanish and English, is at www.angelfire.com/planet/islas. The site still functions as of April, 2017. They were NED funded from 2005-2013, giving them a great advantage over the many Cuban critics who choose to work within the system and have much less of an on-line presence due to the embargo. The last issue of Islas was October, 2013 and the Afro-Cuban Alliance did not receive funding in 2014. Back issues are available on-line. Their functions and personnel appear to have been taken over by the Plataforma de Integración Cubana.

In 2013, the Alliance participated in the AfricAméricas Week to explore racism in Cuba, Afro-Latin culture, history and arts
May 6-11, 2013, Pittsburgh.

From the masthead:

“Islas” is a quarterly publication dedicated to Afro-Cuban issues. It is part of a larger project named Afro-Cuban Alliance (ACA), a nonpartisan, not for-profit, charitable and educational organization in existence since May 2004, based and incorporated in the State of Florida.   

Islas will seek to inform Cubans of African descent on the island and abroad about civil rights, the hidden history of slavery, racial discrimination in Cuba, and the experience of civil rights movements internationally.   

To ensure a broad spectrum of perspectives and to promote public discussion, we seek to receive articles from Afro-Cubans, individuals of African descent throughout the world, and other interested persons to better gain their perspectives and experiences on the status of African-descent populations in their countries and the struggles they have faced. Islas accepts articles and essays related to history, art, literature, religion, folklore, and contemporary issues. All the articles reflects the opinion of the authors.

Jaqueline H. Arroyo is President and Founder,  Afro-Cuban Alliance, Inc.

Juan Antonio Alvarado is the Editor in Chief, Revista Islas.

www.ned.org/grants/05programs/grants-lac05.html   2005
Afro-Cuban Alliance
$62,000*
To promote discussion about the conditions of Afro-Cubans and Afro-Cuban issues. The Afro-Cuban Alliance will establish a quarterly journal, Islas, which will be distributed inside and outside the island. The journal will seek to inform Cubans of African descent on the island and in exile about civil rights, the hidden history of slavery and racial discrimination in Cuba, the experience of civil rights movements, and how to organize to bring about change.

www.ned.org/grants/06programs/grants-lac06.html   2006
Afro-Cuban Alliance
$90,000*
To promote discussion about the conditions of Afro-Cubans and Afro-Cuban issues. The Afro-Cuban Alliance will continue to publish a quarterly journal, Islas, distributed inside and outside the island. The journal seeks to inform Cubans of African descent on the island and in exile about civil rights, the hidden history of slavery and racial discrimination in Cuba and the experience of civil rights movements.

ww.ned.org/grants/07programs/grants-lac07.html   2007
Afro-Cuban Alliance
$70,150
To promote discussion about the conditions of Afro-Cubans and Afro-Cuban issues. The Afro-Cuban Alliance will continue to publish a quarterly journal, Islas, distributed inside and outside the island. The journal seeks to inform Cubans of African descent on the island and in exile about civil rights, the hidden history of slavery and racial discrimination in Cuba, the experience of civil rights movements, and how to organize to bring change.

www.ned.org/grants/08programs/grants-lac08.html   2008
Afro-Cuban Alliance, Inc. (ACA)
$82,080
To promote an open discussion among Afro-Cubans inside Cuba and in the exile community about race in Cuba, the civil rights movement, and the condition of African-descendent populations throughout the world. ACA will continue the publication of its journal “Islas,” dedicated to Afro-Cuban issues, and will work to inform Afro-Cubans about the workings of a democratic system and the importance of community organizing.

www.ned.org/publications/annual-reports/2009-annual-report/latin-america-and-the-caribbean/description-of-2009--4  2009
Afro-Cuban Alliance, Inc. (ACA)
$122,350*
To promote an open discussion among Afro-Cubans inside Cuba and in the exile community about race in Cuba, the civil rights movement, and the condition of Afro-descendent populations throughout the world and to inform Afro-Cubans about the workings of a democratic system and the importance of organization and civil rights. ACA will continue the publication of its journal Islas, dedicated to Afro-Cuban issues.

www.ned.org/publications/annual-reports/2010-annual-report/latin-america-and-caribbean/cuba  2010
Afro-Cuban Alliance, Inc.
$110,000
To continue the publication of the journal “Islas,” which seeks to inform Cubans of African descent on the island and in exile about civil rights, the hidden history of racial discrimination in Cuba, the experience of civil rights movements, and tools to organize and bring about change. ACA will continue providing humanitarian assistance to a committee of individuals in Cuba that work to promote greater public discussion about the racial issues on the island.

www.ned.org/where-we-work/latin-america-and-caribbean/cuba  2011
Afro-Cuban Alliance, Inc.
$124,466
To encourage greater discussion and academic analysis about racial issues in Cuba. Afro-Cuba Alliance will publish a quarterly journal to inform readers on the island and in the international community about racial issues in Cuba, the experience of civil rights movements, and the efforts of civil rights activists towards greater racial equality

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Afro-Cuban Alliance, Inc.
Freedom of Information
$132,701
ISLAS: Quarterly Afro-Cuban Journal
To encourage greater discussion and analysis about racial issues in Cuba. Afro-Cuba Alliance will publish a quarterly journal to inform readers on the island and in the international community about racial issues in Cuba, the experience of civil rights movements, and the efforts of civil rights activists towards greater racial equality.

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