CUBA: The BLACK EYE of a Communist Paradise Lost | Racism in Cuba

In 1962 Fidel Castro declared racism dead in Cuba. Unfortunately, progressive policies within education, housing and healthcare were not enough to overturn centuries worth of discrimination. Still, Afro Cubanos supported the revolution as socialism would in theory wipe away the societal injustices done to them. After the Special Period of the 1990's, Miami Cubans would inadvertently cause race based class divides in Cuba.

[@craiganderson3687]

Dude you have a chip on your shoulder and you suffer from Victimhood Practitioner Syndrome. You are like all the other blec race hiuslers out there. You are a pathetic slithering serpent that go around looking for racism and blame blec failures on white folk!! Cretins like you are racist and have the pathetic penchant to always play victim and blame others! Make up with your boyfriend and get a life Kunta Kente.

[@KeenanLambert198]

... In this video, I did a rather neutral piece about structural racism and detailed how it persisted through a radical socialist/communist revolution partially dedicated to ending racism. I discussed the inequality caused by unequal remittances based on the race/class of individuals who left Cuba.... And the preference for lighter skin Cubanos in the tourism industry post special period... If spreading knowledge about the history of structural racism shakes up white supremacists like yourself, it means I am doing something VERY RIGHT! Thanks my dear.. I love you!!

[@TheOgontz]

Have you lost your mind. If you want to speak about race hustlers, think about the idea of race and where it originated. Who decided to make a false idea of race the mainstream around the world. And those same people decided to put people with white skin on top. Stop your nonsense.

[@craiganderson3687]

@@TheOgontz You are clearly an Eternal Victimhood Practitioner ideology Syndrome Sufferer like the Author of this pathetic Race Baiting crap!! Your kind eat and breath Victimhood. You never want to acknowledge that your own black ilk sold their own kind in West Africa to the Moors and Spanish and yet here your black arse is blaming White folk who themselves were also slaves centuries ago... You must either be a denialist or just as I suspect a special kind of stoooopid!!! You will continue to blame others for your dumb mentality!!! If those lighter skinned Cubans choose to better themselves you call them racist and yet there are equally light skinned impoverished Cubans! Get your racist head out your arse and rather encourage your fellow Victimhood Practitioners to get their arses in gear and do something about their situation and that goes to all your Fellow Victimhood Practitioners worldwide!!! Now Fokof and continue dreaming of the non existing Wakanda, Kunte Kente!!

[@rodneyharrison2727]

@@KeenanLambert198 Appreciate your video. I'm in the Punta Cana area of DR and it's the same over here. The paler Dominicans have the better jobs. The Haitians are the "Mexicans/Negroes" of the US. They are the cheap labor that builds the houses, do the home landscaping, and are the garbage workers. It's truly sad that paler people truly believe in their hearts that they are better. If we as brown "Americans" that visit these countries lend a helping hand to our brown counterparts in these impoverished countries, we could significantly change things. That's what I do over here in DR. Salute to you my brother and keep doing the good work.

[@user-ji3mr6lu9b]

The man to educate the disparity in Cuba and across the world and your assumption to me is rather ridiculous and hateful why you accusing him of being a black racist what world do you live in?

[@passportgang5859]

As a black man from California I visited Cuba many times and my fiancee is from Cuba I don't speak Spanish but I always have a amazing time but we should invest more in Cuba because our people are suffering. I remember I was hungry one night and I was on the phone with a friend from Holguin Cuba she told me the price I paid for a pizza is what she made in a month that was heartbreaking and I lost my appetite

[@BranjorAroundtheworld]

I just came back from Cuba April 5, 2024 and at first glance the country look like a post card of 1962 but after you start to peel back the layer and start focusing on the human experience the country turn into a deep gloomy dark, hopeless mess. I was so bothered by Cuba after, I left, I will not be coming back to Cuba. I mean most people in Cuba are polite hard working folk but when you only have 10 dollars a month to eat life become a full time hunger game with few doors open for you to make money it become survival of the fittest. Furthermore, light is portion of in four hour cycles you have food ration given to all folks in Cuba regardless of social status,races and occupation. I was born and raised an Afro/Latino in Panama so their is no language barrier for me. I blend in well. I was able to slice to the meet and potatoes of the country real quick. The pain so palpable in the air in Cuba but the hunger is real and the dispear is felt vibrating throughout the country in none ending waves…The best line a Cuba told me when I asked him about the food, was “ if you want authentic Cuban food you have to go to Miami”

[@ekot0419]

We are about to go again later in April. I met a buddy online who will be taking us around. It seems that tourism is the only thing that people can make money from. The entire economy was designed this way. The part that I don't understand is. While hearing all the dark stuff about Cuba. Say the buddy that I am talking to. He is a student. All he does it talking to people on Facebook, connecting them to car rentals. And himself he will be taking us around the City of Matanzas. So from his point of view. He isnt charging me for his dad's car. But the stuff that I am bring in my luggage now is filled with stuff that he wants. I guess the poor would be those who don't want to be in the tourist industry? I will ask him to take me to a rich and a poor area so I have a perspective. Also you see the tourist areas. If you don't speak Spanish, they rob you with pricing. $5 a coffee. So it is difficult for me to see the dark side of is since I see how easy people makes money from tourist areas. Dollar bills flying everywhere around resorts(I exagerated a little bit.)

[@Tono.W.Herrera]

Love your channel by the, way. Great perspective.

[@HypocriticYT]

The all inclusive resorts in Cuba are controlled by the military. The money you spend going to the Cuban military 😮 Most of the money you spend doesn’t go to deserving Cubans but to the entities that suppress them 😮

[@ekot0419]

@@HypocriticYT I thought about that too. But you also should understand how it is like in Cuba. When local sees you not speaking Spanish, they rob you in price. A coffee supposed to be 300pesos cost me $5US. I am forced to stay at the resort as we can't afford to spend like this. This trip I met a new friend from Cuba. He will be taking us around and what we bring will be given to him. I am under an impression that he may be able to save us from being robbed when buying stuff.

[@kandykar]

I was there in the month of January at the place where I was staying they kept telling me don't go out at night don't go in the street there's a good chance that you can be robbed

[@chrissorrels7093]

Communism was never going to deliver paradise. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians have come to the US. Its never been impossible for black Cubans to get to the US. Its not easy for any Cuban. But if the lack of remittances is the racism, that doesnt seem to be the fault of other Cubans. Black families can pool their resources to send one person overseas. The remittances then fund the next journey. Its not impossible.

[@dawnsurgest114]

Can you recommend any Afro Cuban owned airbnbs?

[@KeenanLambert198]

Struggling to find more…. Casa Nelys was owned by a mulatta women though… Managed by my guy…. Who is Euro Cubano

[@BrazilianColombian]

@@KeenanLambert198 If Latin America is so racist well then why do you continue to travel to Latin America? Why not travel to Africa instead? I think I know the answer why. There are no light skinned straight haired Latina women in Africa. You are more obsessed with Latina women than Latina women are with you. The reality is Latina women prefer a European man over you. I tell no lies. I speak facts.

[@kimobrien.]

@@KeenanLambert198 Typical petti bourgeois outlook looking towards a Black capitalism to save yourselves.

[@dirkvanerp7332]

Funny! They all are!!!

[@robertcodie4275]

I am a black Cuban born and raised on the Island, Cuba is one of the most racist countries in Latin America

[@KeenanLambert198]

Tell me of your experiences

[@KathrynFloyd-sl1pz]

And the Cubans in Miami are equally as racists. The Black community should have stood tall before Cubans wrestled power away in Miami, and now it's too late!

[@nza3923]

​@KeenanLambert198 they stated their experiences

[@robertcodie4275]

@@KeenanLambert198 you already described it perfectly

[@user-dr2ez5xg7f]

Some white Cubans especially those who claim to be Cayegoes pure white from Spain. Unfortunately they live in the past.Now in America traditional white Anglo Saxon don't see white Cubans as their equals .The Cubans tried marriage Lucy and Ricky.That work for a while however that's Hollywood. Today the Republican party uses them especially their money. That gave them a feeling of acceptance with the Wasp.Ĥowever Obama shocked the hell out of them.Especially beating them to President of USA.They will never that see that in this lifetime. Because they are full of hate and greedy and corrupt .

[@haatpraat2993]

I never noticed racism on during my only 1 week stay in Cuba. But at the time we (wife and kids) were just staying in Varadero and not really seeing the island. I have been to another 'latin' nation, though - Brazil. To be frank, I have never seen black people in a subservient position before. In Rio, blacks were nowhere to be seen working in hotels, bars. There were some selling 'bag juices or box drinks' on the beach. but that was about that. I saw on occasions black women accompanying old white women as help, an image that conjured up past slavery in my mind. But in all honesty, I am happy not to live in a latin nation. They all claim to be free of anti-black racism, but it does exist and it is in your face.

[@shauncameron8390]

Latin America has its own racial caste system with Whites and Mestizos at the top, Blacks and (pure-blooded) Amerindians at the bottom.

[@KeenanLambert198]

Facts..... It's so BADDDD... I saw it in Brazil too.... A heartbreaker..

[@janom2687]

My Cuba vacation became a humanitarian mission

[@petabel55]

Well spoken and so true. We have been going to Cuba since 1998 and you can see this widespread. Mind you similar situations exist in the US also. Cuba is regressing with the shortages etc. Something is going to break! Cuban people don't deserve the hardships they are going through.

[@spacesandplacesoutthere]

ITS EVERYWHERE THE INVADERS WENT

[@KeenanLambert198]

Things certainly are deteriorating….. Slowly

[@WhatAboutall]

@@spacesandplacesoutthere you can't live without "THE INVADERS" because you can't build or maintain a stable society

[@user-hx1wx7gp6c]

Protesta ante los que les ponen sanciones que la ONU no aprueba y no las cumplen en ningún país por ser muy cómplices atemorizados y sin voz . Grs.

[@mistersinister3182]

Great video. Hopefully, these self hating,America/Matrix hating passport bros will stop glamorising these Countries that really marginalize black people. I love traveling and I encourage all people to travel if possible. It just makes no sense to so-call escape the matrix, only to create a new matrix in your mind. Good luck to you and your channel.

[@KeenanLambert198]

Tell it.....

[@Passport_Whoopi]

@@KeenanLambert198 Stop trying to use the race card for views. You ninjas love Colombia, Cuba, DR and Brazil because those places are not very black at all and you know it. You are the one with the self hate issues.

[@earlmann8235]

Hi, love your channel because you keep your contents real. i have actually been to Cuba on two occasions in the mid 90's , when i guess the tourism industry was in it's infancy. Although I had a wonderful time, i would say that i did experience one situation where I felt uncomfortable and shocked to be honest. I was walking the streets of Havana with a group of white tourist from Europe, when I was suddenly stopped and asked to show my passport to the Police. When I returned to the coach, I politely asked the tour guide why I was singled out? She replied .. because I look like a black Cuban.

[@muchit3629]

Probably thought you were trying to steal from the white folks. Sad reality of this life we live in

[@KeenanLambert198]

Institutional racism on display....

[@nagone11]

A very true and honest breakdown on what's going on there and the racial economic status. Well presented Keenan.

[@yasminheskey8981]

We need to help our afro brothers and sisters in Cuba. I was there in January for my birthday and was disgusted with the service I received from the white latino cubans in Varadero the sense of entitlement was real. They would not even look in my direction when I needed service. I noticed the white tourists where being served. I had a better experience in Havana from afro-cubans who really went out there way to make me feel welcome from the UK. My goal is to buy a few meals for people there and take service and buy from afro latinos on my next trip.

[@KeenanLambert198]

Part of the problem is that they own few restaurants and casa rentas.... I'm happy they saved your Cuba experience.... Blessings to you my sister!

[@norrisrogers91]

Headed to Havana in August. what travel insurance company do you recommend for Cuba just peeped that in the requirements?

[@KeenanLambert198]

Health Insurance is guaranteed with you ticket through asistur - Cuban insurance What airline are you looking at going with?

[@norrisrogers91]

@@KeenanLambert198 I’m in the Richmond Va area and figured out I had to fly out of Dulles DC I was looking at Delta or American

[@KeenanLambert198]

@@norrisrogers91 You are good…. You will just buy the tourist card at your final connection gate in the US…. Miami with American and Delta…. And Houston with United. Only via card $100.

[@chriskellogg7611]

I had a black hostess in a Casa Particular in Trinidad. She was a retired Special Education Teacher.

[@gashkyn]

Hello, I'm from Canada, Quebec to be precise, and I'm black. When I went to Cuba, the first thing that struck me was that I was the only black person on the plane. When I was walking around town in Varadero and asked for a cab, no one would take me, so my Cuban friend told me to take out some American money and flash it, apparently people thought I was Cuban because of the color of my skin. In a restaurant, when I gave a tip, I saw that the customers were white Cubans who looked at me strangely.

[@KeenanLambert198]

Wowwwwwww that’s horrible…. What year was this?!

[@TheAlien-H20]

Im black and never experienced that once. It might be the way you carry yourself and not the color of your skin.

[@brianboye8025]

I am always amazed how many blacks are telepaths.

[@ivanlopez-montano790]

Great observation about the Cuban society. I have been in Cuba seven times over the years and ventured to explores the island to several cities outside Havana. With respect to the human element in Cuba, there is the good and the bad…… just like so many countries around . But what is so unique about the Cuban people these days and under the current economic conditions…… everyone out there is a “player” or a street hustler!! This is the norm of living in Cuba! If you do not hustle for your needs, you do not eat! Everyone is somehow connected to someone that will facilitate the goods or services for a cut. And this element is so true for men and women, young or old. The doctor, engineer or university professor. My last three trips were humanitarian in nature and visiting outline areas of the island that a conventional tourist does not go.

[@eduardoramos2411]

There is almost no way to live there but to be a player or a hustler. If you are a tourist, you will face many of them. When you get a job in a estate enterprise people won't ask you "do you make good money?" but "que se te pega" (basically, what can you steal.) It is that or having relatives in the exterior. We weren't that way before, it has been 65 years of disempowerment and lack of opportunities

[@CruisingWithSean-ts6vm]

It’ll be cool if you can meet Assata Shakur, I also plan on visiting Cuba soon

[@KeenanLambert198]

Great idea… I don’t want to disturb her…

[@Tunup1017]

@@KeenanLambert198word. Homie is trying to get her jammed up lol

[@KeenanLambert198]

LMAOOO @Tunup1017

[@CruisingWithSean-ts6vm]

@@Tunup1017 never

[@wanga211]

I really admire this content bro. I admire your willingness to tackle these topics. One of the challenges that I’ve found in addressing these issues is that other locals of the dissenting view will try to discredit the cogent points with one lazy retort, “oh, you’re not from here, so you don’t understand or know what you’re talking about”. Lol - the implication being that facts are only exclusive to natives of a country as if we outsiders, if you will, lack common sense. Nevertheless, your care & appreciation for the Cuban struggle is quite palpable in these videos & it’s admirable.

[@asiatic_african]

Peace bro i lost your channel I remember when you went to guatemala I don't think you even had 1,000 subscribers yet? Was just saying keep it up bro nice to see you over 20k now

[@KeenanLambert198]

Yooo!!!! Family! Those were the lean times…. I think I barely had 1000 subs at that time…. Guate was good beginnings!!! Welcome back! Thanks for the memories!!

[@tribalcombatives]

Keenan, thank you for your good work, I appreciate you... Tony

[@rons1566]

Difficult conversation to have but so necessary! Nice to see Mr Jefferson. He’s a real hero. Thank you brother. You are a great human and ambassador

[@KeenanLambert198]

Thank you so much for coming through and for your positivity brother Ron! 🫡

[@shan293]

What beach was this? Would love to go

[@Tono.W.Herrera]

So much to unpack here, but I will start by saying amazing exposé on the nuances of racism in Cuba. Great addition of the Haitian Creole fact which adds to the diverse culture of our island. Being Afro-Cuban myself, this speaks to me in many ways. We are very proud of our Negritud, our blackness, and people who live there will generally show you. I have experienced racism both directly and indirectly both times in Varadero. I had a French woman curse me out in French and get beach security to remove myself and another latina for no reason at all way BEFORE it was time to move because of the private resort. Mind you, there were 20+ open seats. Police detained me at a hotel because I wanted to wait in the lobby for my friends who were visiting. Keep in mind that I waited in the same lobby the day before.

[@yasminheskey8981]

I'm a Black British and went to Varadero as solo traveller. I'm not joking when I say I was not getting any service at all in at the hotel 5 star all inclusive hotel I was staying at. Some the staff did not even want to look in my direction. Mostly all white latino staff. They are only wanting to pander to the white tourists. Iv heard a few racist incidents that have happened in Varadero which is very sad.

[@Tono.W.Herrera]

​@@yasminheskey8981 sorry that happened to you. It is a beautiful place, but lot's of racism

[@user-gu8fg7ft5b]

How do the mix race Cubans treat the black Cubans? I am American of cuban and Puerto Rican descent. But I never been to Cuba in my life.

[@Tono.W.Herrera]

@user-gu8fg7ft5b Well in general, I would say based on my personal experiences. You may face some discrimination, like many places, but it shouldn't stop you from going. Everyone experiences differently, but it would not stop you from having a great time there.

[@user-gu8fg7ft5b]

@@Tono.W.Herrera but how do the mulatto Cubans treat the afro Cubans? Most Cubans are mulletto and afro Cubans?

[@hassanfirdous7114]

Here in Miami with my newly arrived Cuban Brothers of African descent. We Remind each other to keep our good order that is embedded in us from our grandparents. This will be one of the key ingredients to our success. In this universal grind that we must be in.

[@Teddy-vv9iz]

In Miami Florida it's the the same egregious thing. Deep rooted racism by the White Cubans that came from wealth. It's really bad, and as a black American born, and raised and worked in Miami for over 15 years. I experienced the racism myself and I was shook 😳. I had absolutely no idea that it was so pervasive, and living large within the Hispanic culture. They discriminate against other Hispanics as well. In their opinion Dominicans 🇩🇴 were the absolute lowest, and then the Puerto 🇵🇷 Ricans. But I digress.

[@caes0]

Yes. Their whiteness is a disease that was cured by Fidel but it's re infecting Cuba again in economic form

[@reeldeelz2940]

Any group that owns the majority of the resources/wealth will discriminate against the rest creating a class difference..

[@muchit3629]

So how exactly does a a Cuban practice racism against you. I am African. You live around quite a bit of them in Michigan. Some are friendly some are not. But this is no different from any other group of people. My thing is I would not let anyone treat me silly. Maybe because I have always professional jobs in banking and government so never felt subservient to anyone. Cannot stand racism. Imagine the nerve to import racism to another country. No wonder Fidel kicked some of those rich folks out.

[@bjornsmith9431]

Teddy-vv9iz if you don't know 95% of African transport from the Atlantic Slave Trade end up in Spanish Colonies such as Mexico, Argentina and Portuguese Brazil, Argentina is worse the population was 50% Black in the Capital in 1850 then an Argentina leader come in the 1860s who was anti black and genocidal leader deliberately sent Black Males to fought in a war with Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil and infected them with diseases leaving a large population of Black Females, the modern Argentina are flat out anti black even there leaders make anti African statement in public and if your Black walking the street, the White or probably mixed Argentina will make cuffing sound to mock you.

[@bjornsmith9431]

Teddy-vv9iz if you don't know 95% of African transport from the Atlantic Slave Trade end up in Spanish Colonies such as Mexico, Argentina and Portuguese Brazil, Argentina is worse the population was 50% Black in the Capital in 1850 then an Argentina leader come in the 1860s who was anti black and genocidal leader deliberately sent Black Males to fought in a war with Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil and infected them with diseases leaving a large population of Black Females, the modern Argentina are flat out anti black even there leaders make anti African statement in public and if your Black walking the street, the White or probably mixed Argentina will make cuffing sound to mock you.

[@ainsleyclarke2611]

Hello how are you doing, love your channel. Gonna make it to Cuba soon I hope.

[@caes0]

Thanks for doing this big man. I'm trying to help change this dynamic in Cuba. I target poor Afro-Cubans and try to be that relative abroad. I try to send something through other people when im not traveling there also. They are so thankful that im in their lives but i feel it's still not enough.

[@muchit3629]

Bravo brother. My girlfriend is Afro Latina from Colombia and we heading home to my country in Africa soon.

[@KeenanLambert198]

Thank you so much for what you do.... I think we need to create a movement diaspora wide....

[@rasdas3289]

Excellent video...The best that Ive seen covering this subject so far. Im not sure why Africans think there can be racial equality without there being both economic and military parity, but...maybe one day we will wake up.

[@kirkshelton822]

Keenan, your information is spot on. Keep doing what you’re doing!

[@jptravels]

Wow and wow. You are hitting the nail brother. Tc brother. Cheers.

[@1magmile]

Did I miss it, or did you fail to say anything about the impact of the U.S. embargo - financial blockade now over 60 years old? And yes, Cuba is not immune to "racism" .

[@dinodinosaur2930]

Yes, the white Cuban lobby in Florida is very powerful ( But getting diluted ) ... When Obama tried to improved relations between America & Cuba they gave him hell ... Cuba will opened up when the last Castro ( Brother to Fidel ) passes on ... THEN THE WHITE CUBAN'S ABOARD WILL BUY UP EVERYTHING 🤑

[@KeenanLambert198]

I filmed a segment on it but decided it was far too anti South Florida Cubano…. I cut it out… I also cut out direct criticism of the Gov’t in Cuba

[@mustafa.ib.rah7]

Makes a lot of sense. 🙏🏿

[@shyphyre]

@@KeenanLambert198 You should have kept the segment. How far is too far in being too anti-SoFla Cubano?

[@drunkenslav2334]

In what way is it anti cubano?​@@KeenanLambert198

[@amildmor3860]

Great video. Language, national, and cultural barriers make us forget that those of us on this side of the world that are of African descent experience varying degrees of the same societal inequalities as a not-so-distant result of colonialism. Whether it’s Cuba, Haiti, DR, Brazil, Colombia, Jamaica or the USA you can witness varying levels of the same problems happening in the societal hierarchy. Really looking forward to visiting Cuba one day 🌎

[@KeenanLambert198]

Yessssss Amil!!!!!!! *Jack Nicholson Head nod*

[@Passport_Whoopi]

@@KeenanLambert198 Oh stop it. You ninjas love Cuba, Colombia, DR and Brazil because those places are not very black at all and you know it. Stop trying to use the race card for views.

[@KeenanLambert198]

@@Passport_Whoopi you sound extremely uninformed…. Cuba, Colombia and DR are not African? Cuba is very African and I highlight the blackness in my videos(covertly usually) DR…. Is very black but has issues Colombia’s coast is full of black people…. You’re signaling a stereotype of the black male traveler…. That’s not a great thing.. Watch more of my videos…. Let’s get you right….

[@Gods_Child_777_]

​@@Passport_WhoopiHe full of shyt he another black american trying to project their inferiority complex and identity issues amongst countless other mntl issues on other culture countries and people and this needs to be exposed!!

[@chefjustin2534]

Amazing video Keenan! until you said something I never realized that I'm never rented an Airbnb from a Afro Cubano! I'm Ali's friend One of these days we have to link up for a trip I'm currently traveling across Asia. Keep up the great videos brother✊🏿

[@KeenanLambert198]

Link me when you come back over to this side! Be safe!!!

[@dwightb3725]

How do I connect with you.. My wife and I are thing of visiting Cuba

[@KeenanLambert198]

Link me on IG @Keeman198

[@SpecialAgent666]

Ongoing global sanctions are responsible for the poverty. Also, I would argue the racism in America is more of a problem than what you'd experience in the Islands, I should know. The Capital you can earn in America with the opportunities are great if you can get it but it comes with issues not worth dealing with. You can become Somebody in the Islands without certain issues bothering you though. Also, having a darker skin-tone from those parts intimidate and attract envy more so than a person experiencing low self-esteem from it. Sometimes what you may think is racism, stems more from intrigue.

[@jayville_2424]

Great video it gave me great insight on the hardship of those people

[@thestormfiles]

Keenan, You have an amazing youtube voice !

[@blackkat6797]

Blackmen are going to have get off their knees and fight for their rights

[@johnpower8356]

Oh ya, those restaurants got me pretty good. They are in cahoots with the girls that brought me there. They all know the game. If I ever get to go back to Cuba, I'll be a lot better informed

[@waynegreen87]

When I went to Cuba my Airbnb host wasn’t of majority Afro descent. I remember when I went to a hotel restaurant and the waitress was surprised that I was a tourist- due to my shade of alabaster probably(I could be wrong). I’ve seen all of the examples that you’ve mentioned Very informative and unbiased video.

[@KeenanLambert198]

Thanks so much Wayne! You are a loved a respected brother of the brigade....

[@paratroopergirl4064]

I would still like to visit.

[@carloshahar5858]

This is an illuminating video. Thank you for sharing.

[@lgrim522]

What is the name of the intro song?

[@KeenanLambert198]

Bemba Colora by La Papina de Cuba It’s originally a Celia Cruz song but it’s been covered by La Papina de Cuba…. “(Big Colored lips)” It’s essentially a anti-racism song.

[@lgrim522]

@@KeenanLambert198 appreciate you brother you put out some great content. A suggestion. A patreon for the content you can't put on KZbin. That songs reminds me of Na Ausencia by Hector Lavoe

[@KeenanLambert198]

I think it might be getting to that point Thanks so much for the on going support..

[@nevilleg-baby5299]

Bro is yesterday I was gonna msg you and ask about the video 😅, bless🙌🏾

[@g33klife64]

Is July a good month to visit Havana?

[@MJ-hg1mk]

If u like it HOT! 🥵

[@g33klife64]

@@MJ-hg1mk Damn! Is it that bad? lol

[@lyndonjoseph7897]

So true everything you said . keep up the good work.

[@aundraeblackwell2949]

I'm glad your calling out the racism because it's deep in those cultures.

[@mordecaiwilliamsjr1891]

It's good to be educated, thanks brother Keenan! Always on point!

[@StartLivingNow1963]

Spent a lot of time in Cuba Great People but the Government needs to Change🙂❤👍Great Documentary on Cuba Thank You Watching from Canada🙂

[@abelmoncy2157]

My name is Abel I’m planning to vist Cuba 🇨🇺 Pls contact me I’m in canada 🇨🇦 Sydney NS

[@StartLivingNow1963]

@@abelmoncy2157 Hi my name is Bob how can I help you about Cuba ???

[@michaelhaney71]

Very valuable information. Thank you.

[@KeenanLambert198]

Thanks so much Mr. Haney!!!!

[@coopermc69]

Great video, I hope you visit Cuba soon

[@bennuflight]

This needed to be said!! A fuller perspective, lest we wander in ignorance. I plan to visit soon. And I am grateful for the added glimpse into reality.

[@ktoussaint1]

Love what u doing Brother I really hope to visit one day Cuba sound like the Hood in Louisiana. !!

[@d.cpro3751]

Its worse bruh nothing in the US compares to any third world country!! The US is a cake walk we complain but don't realize real struggle!

[@shaynepatrick3585]

I saw a great Biopic about the guy that sings the song at the intro. Can someone please help me with the name again of the singer. Man what a voice, one of the best Biopics I've seen. I need to get the Soundtrack ASAP. Thanks

[@mcaballero98]

Keenan I would like to contact you. You mentioned on some of the videos that you can assist on renting apartments. Let me know how I can contact you. I didn't see your email on your KZbin profile.

[@KeenanLambert198]

Do you have Instagram? @keeman198 If not just email me at [e-mail]

[@mcaballero98]

Thanks Keenan. I just sent you an email. Thanks again@@KeenanLambert198

[@MacZaro144]

Much respect Keenan.

[@IncognitoTraveler8732]

Great Content 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@KeenanLambert198]

Escobar!!!!!! What up broooo!!! Thanks for watching this one my G!

[@Chase77776]

Your videos are very informative and you explain everything clearly and from a perspective that is rarely shown.

[@KeenanLambert198]

Thank you so much for watching and catching all that I'm putting down here..... I really appreciate it so much.... Tell your like minded friends that this is a place for them...

[@user-hq2dk9cg9t]

Great video!

[@user-mi1kl8dz7u]

Very 🤔 Informing and educational like your 📷 Video 📰🗞️ 👍".

[@jacquesmayard4927]

That was a great video my brother keep telling them the truth...

[@wellwisher7778]

Thanks for the heads up. None of my financial tourism perks for these countries.

[@wolexo8754]

This is a very serious and interesting topic. It makes sense. Years back I met a black lady and she identified herself as Cubano and no black. Which meant to me colour wasn’t an issue in Cuba. The financial aspect is a generational investment from white cubanos moving overseas and not by having special treatment by the government. Thanks for the knowledge

[@KeenanLambert198]

The Castro administration did a lot of work to create a color blind society but in turn they created a society were people were too unwilling to speak on their reality… I met a lot of Cubano who proud to a Afro roots…. Maybe she identified as Afro but No black?

[@Tono.W.Herrera]

​@KeenanLambert198 yes, I would say that we have a perception of embracing our African roots on the island, speaking for my fam, friends and the people I support on there.

[@Passport_Whoopi]

@@Tono.W.Herrera This Lambert character is another black gringo who is obsessed with white Latinas and he tries to the force the racial chip on his shoulder on to other cultures.

[@ricpompey2772]

I am planing a trip to Cuba and want to make the best of it. I would like you to recommend a tour guide that is reasonable please.

[@kar032266]

I love this video

[@franklingrenyion659]

Keenan, your presentation is real not only for Cuba but throughout the caribbean and latin america.....saw the same inequality in colombia and peru. You are not chatting nonescene bro. lt exist even here in jamaica!! It sad to rasss! really sad bro!

[@eduardoramos2411]

Kudos, Mr Lambert, for getting so many facts just right, which is very difficult as a foreigner. The differences in poverty, access to "good" jobs, and living conditions between White and Black Cubans are obvious to anybody who wants to look at it without pink (or red) glasses. Also, racism -- rarely acknowledged as you pointed out -- is very casual and matter-of-factly. However, respectfully, I would like to make a few comments: (1) Living off relatives' remittances is better than living in abject poverty but it is horrible and the fault of a system that has impoverished the population everywhere it has been tried. White Cubans are way worse off than they were before 1959, and Black Cubans, too. (2) Before the communist government had to open the country to tourism and remittances, Blacks were also very underrepresented on the best schools, best universities, best jobs, etc. (3) Nothing ever was really done about (2) other than saying "we are all equal now". Also, no independent association of people of color to defend and advance the interests and concerns of people of color are allowed, and when it has been tried it has been severely repressed. That's why people have very little conscience about any of that -- that's why racism is manifested in casual ways that would make anybody living in the West blush. (4) The housing policy was just about the worse anybody could have come up with. In 1960, they pass a "urban reform" law by which the government allowed anybody to own only one housing unit and the rest became property of the government with no compensation. The people that were renting got a 50% discount in the rent that now they had to pay to the government and not the former landlords. While this looks "progressive" and most Cubans cheered it on back then, it has resulted in almost no new housing built in 60+ years and the horrible to none maintenance of all that housing stock that was now property of the government. The funny thing is that is one of the attraction of the tourists that want to see a country frozen in 1960. Of course it is the ruins of what Cubans had back then, nothing had been frozen. Nothing "progressive" about that. (5) The main inequality in Cuba is between a small mafia that controls everything in the country (government, army, police, press, factories, hotels, everything) and the 99% of the population that is between poor and indigent. (No, living off remittances does not make you not poor) None of that takes anything away from your very insightful analysis of the racial inequalities in Cuba. You are one of the few foreigners who gets it.

[@marilynoliver5965]

Let me tell you, I am Cuban American European descent. My family and I left Cuba before 1970. My family was very poor but free. African Cuban were also allowed to leave, and many did. If the white Cubans have family that left that regime and now they are being supported by those family members, it has nothing to do with racism!!! It has to do with the communist regine. My mother a single white poor woman was sent to prison in the 60s for being anti-communist. I would love to see Black Lives Matters go to Cuba and fight for the African Cuban.

[@dominicallen7839]

Very good comment !! Many working in the UK send money back to their families abroad too.....nothing new !!

[@orettwilliamn7174]

You so called cubans are all the racist and fuck up no good indians

[@salimtahir9654]

SUCH AN ATTITUDE DOES NOT EVEN BELONG IN THE CONVERSATION.

[@Flaboi-fu1eb]

Just visit Miami .

[@slimshady3648]

Great video as always. Do you have PayPal or cashapp? I'd like to send something for Mr Jefferson

[@KeenanLambert198]

I only have Venmo… my bank smh

[@unapologetically_harease]

Interesting

[@TomasMundo-bm3bl]

I did not know about the racismo en Cuba. Gracias por el video muy informativo!

[@zuchjr]

Great video

[@sky-son]

It reminds me of my favorite author, Ernest Hemingway. He wrote The Old Man And The Sea.

[@teddydaileyjr.8189]

Total perfacto. I love that you are not racist. You speak from an neutral position. The facts are stated by you. I feltedi I was teleported, immersive in the Cuban culture. You are solid for the raza ( race ) ,

[@tommies3772]

As usual brother thanks for the education. We can only pray one day this racist society will change and black people regardless of where they come from can live a good life like our white counterparts. You should consider becoming a college professor. Very intelligent . 😊😊😊

[@reeldeelz2940]

Not possible without the wealth and resources that distinguish the upper classes.. No group will simply treat you the same just because lol..

[@Cinemachoicefilms]

As a black man i cant wait to visit Cuba and help out my fellow black folks. My heart feels for my people. Love from Brooklyn NY

[@KeenanLambert198]

Blessings to you famillllyyyyy!!!! I you ever see me around Brooklyn or in the city say hi!

[@noahdecastro8714]

nosotros no queremos tu ayuda,si quieres ayudar ve a africa .

[@jamesalexander3530]

You should help those black folks in Alabama and Mississippi in the small towns They live under terrible conditions.

[@KeenanLambert198]

@@jamesalexander3530 Excellent idea…

[@lifeisamatrix6904]

What black guide did you Use

[@KeenanLambert198]

I didn’t use one but I know people at this point….

[@lifeisamatrix6904]

@@KeenanLambert198 how can I contact you to get the information. I’m planning to go

[@KeenanLambert198]

Link me on @keeman198

[@MrDayna39]

Very informative video, it conforms what other people told me about the life there, a friend told me he visited there with a tour group and he was the only Black person in the group, so special treatment was practiced on him, he was the only one searched and asked what was his reason for being there, at the airport.

[@KeenanLambert198]

They did it to me in Santiago de Cuba, but I think they may have thought I was a drug dealer or CIA or something.... I was the only one they took over to the side... 98% of the flight was light-bright skin folk.... Never in Havana....

[@Passport_Whoopi]

@@KeenanLambert198 If you love Black people so much why not go and do and tour of Africa then? You are obsessed with Latin American countries and Latinas because the people and the women in those countries are not very black at all. It is quite obvious to everyone you are the one with the self hate issues.

[@KeenanLambert198]

@Passport_Whoopi You sound very uninformed.... Latin America is FULL of black people.... You miss the purpose of my work thus far..... Watch Guatemala Caribbean - Colon Caribbean - Cartagena - Dangerous? The Santiago de Cuba vids.... London (Brixton).... Break the idea that all black men are traveling for is cheeks....

[@andredevine266]

an eye-opening expression of a stark reality. We need to do more to encourage, help, and uplift us. 'preciate you doc, safe travels!

[@dolittle6781]

A very harsh reality but it’s not “nonsense.” Sadly since the beginning of time economies always have come down to the haves versus the have nots. How tragic that the world is set up like this-though some places offer more upward mobility than others. And this is why many people around the globe flee in barely sea worthy boats or on foot to find a better life somewhere else. But we all know this is going on as we speak.

[@josephweeks820]

Bro K. To delve a bit into modern Cuban history, FCR was convinced to allow PLAYBOY to do a shoot. This came out as the March 1991 issue. As tourism to the sun grew, FCR and his ilk decided how the hotels should be staffed. Blacks were not to be seen in public roles as this is what FCR thought the public wanted. I distinctly remember sitting in the lobby of our hotel (in Varadero) one evening when a Black waiter came over to offer us service. He stuck out like a sore thumb. There is a level of racism within the Black Cubans, or those of mixed blood. The Black(er) you are, the worse it is in many of the ways you described. You have provoked some interesting comments. Saludos de tu amigo en Canada

[@KeenanLambert198]

Thank you so much for your perspective on this one Brother Joe. I noticed that racism that lives within those mixed and black Cubans.... It is a self hatred that we have all acquired in the Caribbean... I believe it was you or the other Canadian brother (The one from Ontario) who stated that you took your Cuban wife to Santiago de Cuba.... She didn't like it because it was too black?

[@josephweeks820]

@@KeenanLambert198 That was me for sure in S de C. May have been another Canuck as well.

[@hockleyvalleycoffeeroaster4599]

I won't say when I first went to Cuba but it was electric. The streets were alive, the mood was festive. Communism dies not from revolution but from exhaustion. I think we are in the exhaustion phase. If it is going to be fixed, the shackles need to be taken off the farmers first as they feed the nation. I have not returned since before covid as I like to eat, not the crap that I see alot of youtubers eating but decent quality food. I may go back just to have a look but curiosity has not gotten to that point yet.

[@hockleyvalleycoffeeroaster4599]

BTW .... the only equalizer for black Cubans is La Bomba ...... that is the US visa lottery. I know one black couple that won it and went to Las Vegas to be employed in the hotel industry. They are living better than most in Cuba now

[@lf1496]

I'm Cuban my father was born and raised on the island, leaving at 27.🏝️ I go almost every year having most of my bog family there. I have to say, I have NEVER, I mean nunca known a Black Cuban who wasn't proud, no matter what our circumstances are. In Havana the women have the "Havana walk" Head high, back straight like a queen. We are a very proud people, proud of our African roots. The problem with African descendant people globally is the Jealousy non black people have for us💯

[@RICKRUIZ1220]

I remember when Cubans would say, "we don't have blacks." Attacking Puerto Ricans and Dominicanas. Even though there's racism in both. After the Mariel boat lift, they started to change. Oh, for them, Celia Cruz was the only one. That's what was said back in the 60s and 70s.

[@andyfernandez9757]

Do you Puertoricans have whites.? I have been to Puerto Rico six times and the upper class in Puerto Rico are white. How are you going to answer this.?

[@christopherkemp5644]

Mr.Lambert I know just about anyway you go there will be always some kind of prejudice.

[@KeenanLambert198]

Facts

[@salimtahir9654]

THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUTH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ENLIGHTENING A VERY IGNORANT PUBLIC AS REVEALED IN SOME OF THE COMMENTS.

[@ericterry6042]

Racism and colorism is a big part of Latin American culture. A lot of Americans don’t like to talk about that part

[@edwardp268]

My question is if Black Cubans started being sent remittances would there be elements interfering with that: stealing or taking it? If Afro-Cubans were suddenly starting to buy properties, start businesses would there be an element that would take their successful gains away from them? Can everyone rise without a problem or would there be forces to hold Afro-Cubans back: would we be helping them or putting them in danger?

[@eduardoramos2411]

The problem in Cuba is that the government confiscated all property. The most demential point was the "Revolutionary Offensive" of 1968 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutionary_Offensive. The government was forced to move away from persecuting homosexuals, checking that no communist militant allowed his wife to cheat on him (yes, true story) and allow a very small modicum of mostly semi-legal, very small private enterprise because they needed the hard currency so much after the fall of the Soviet Union. In fact, I do not think you can open new airbnbs now (all those things change at the whims of the little mafia that controls everything there). They won't take the remittances from Black people, although they skim a nice chunk of its value via some tricks that anybody with the absolute monopoly they have would do. That's why it is better to give the USD to the people in their hands and not via official remittances. As far as starting business, if you are well connected with the Armed Forces and the Interior Ministry (repressive apparatus) you may be able to create a tiny enterprise that they call MYPIMES and it won't matter if you are White or Black. However, the big problem for Black Cubans is that the great majority of the people outside Cuba are White Cubans so Black Cubans are underrepresented in receiving remittances. And the same thing: most of the big guys in the military or th interior ministry are also white. Basically the best way to help Black Cubans is to help some of them get out of the island so that they can help their relatives by bringing them out and remittances. It is tough.

[@juelz713]

I think people should compare Cuba peso to countries like Jamaica, Haiti, Bahamas and the Dominican Republic, Cayman Islands

[@thailandrich6721]

That’s definitely not nonsense facts reality honesty

[@KeenanLambert198]

Blessings 🫡🫡

[@barrettdowning2083]

Awesome and informative content. How do you look for lodging when you go there? Man my brother we don't know how good we have it until we go abroad. RESPECT

[@troylopezcarlife4837]

This was very informative, bro.

[@dajakika2882]

Is it plausible that left alone the Cuban economy would be successful? Is it also feasible that the 1959 social revolution which immediately benefited the Afro-Cubans would’ve continued if the Soviet Union doesn’t fall and their economy not being so impacted by Cuban-American remittance?

[@mustafa.ib.rah7]

That embargo has caused a lot of problems.

[@martharuz5134]

Nunca vi racismo en Cuba,estudié,trabaje,baile y compartí con personas de raza negra que tenían todos los derechos que pudieran tener otras razas,estas personas no son complejistas pero muchas veces prefieren la música y los deportes como profesión aunque hay muchos médicos,abogados,arquitectos,ingenieros,geografos etc No soy comunista pero al cesar lo que es del cesar

[@vc391]

Good and accurate report of Cuba.

[@KeenanLambert198]

Thanks so much fam!

[@JERIGNUSS]

When I toured Cuba in 2017, I experienced racism firsthand when a vendor ignored me when I desired to buy a drink. I was with a mostly white group of tourists who were preferred over me while the proprietor didn’t even look my way. I gave up a went outside. This was Castro’s egalitarian Cuba, the shining example of how much better it was than racist America! I also saw how our tour guide avoided the “darker skinned”neighborhoods until some of us (blacks) inquired- only then did the guide take individually to see a “black friend” and his family. They are definitely ashamed of blacks in Cuba. We saw no dark skinned employees working in the Grand Hotel or major venue’s. It reminded us of how it is in Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru…..etc!

[@R1M1r1m1]

Mr Jefferson how much do you need per month?

[@Beautifultraveler-qj7rq]

I have visit Cuba about three years ago.

[@KeenanLambert198]

How did you feel about it?

[@les4lb]

315 to 1! Wow, what a change.