Cuban Americans

Actor and writer Robby Ramos joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about his debut play "The Walls Have Ears," which is being performed now at the Westchester Cultural Arts Center. The play was inspired by his grandfather, a Cuban dissident who served time at a notorious prison camp.

Hundreds of Miami-Dade County high schoolers were able to see the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Anna in the Tropics" after district officials reversed a decision to bar students from the show.

Spanish-language social media and so-called influencers on YouTube and other platforms are rapidly becoming the chief source of news and information about Cuba among Cubans and Cuban Americans in Miami-Dade County.

COMMENTARY As record numbers of Cubans come across the U.S. border alongside "illegals," it's perhaps getting harder for Cubans in Miami to set them apart.

"Doing this is not a matter of politics. This is human lives," says Niubis Robaina.

A video ad for the Hialeah department store Ñooo Qué Barato features a Cuban comedian in blackface — reminiscent of a racist episode in 2018 in Little Havana.

Cuban and Latino Democrats scored a rare victory in their effort to counter right-wing Spanish-language radio in Miami. But is it really the win they hope for?

Cuban and Latino Democrats scored a rare victory in their effort to counter right-wing Spanish-language radio in Miami. But is it really the win they hope for?

COMMENTARY: Miami isn't the serious forum for hemispheric affairs it could be because its Latin America discussion isn't really about Latin America.

Worshippers swayed in spirited song and prayer holding single white roses. They also swirled handkerchiefs above their heads that read “Dios, Patria y Vida” (God, Homeland and Life).

A Florida Bar task force has presented proposals on how to make condo living better and safer after Surfside. We meet the man who was central to helping Florida felons get their voting rights back. And a dramedy film about a Cuban-American woman packing for a family trip to Havana.

COMMENTARY This week's Miami City Commission spectacle is another reminder why Cuban-run Miami is rarely a democratic showcase for communist-run Cuba.