Lillian Guerra speaks out on Cuba protests across media outlets

July 23, 2021

Dr. Lillian Guerra, LAS affiliate faculty (History) has recently been featured in media coverage of the July protests in Cuba. Here is a round-up of her interviews and articles:

• The Peel podcast: Cuba’s Protests in July Continue Two Centuries of Struggle for Freedom https://open.spotify.com/episode/60oMtvETFTvuvyy8RpCfIN?si=fZhLtNb-ReCpFiEcqEOsZQ&nd=1

• CNN: How 'Patria y Vida' became the anthem of Cuban anti-government protests
  https://www.cnn.com/style/article/patria-y-vida-cuba-protests-trnd/index.html

• NPR: There's More To The 'Unprecedented' Cuba Protests Than Just Food Shortages
  https://www.npr.org/2021/07/18/1017657461/theres-more-to-the-unprecedented-cuba-protests-than-just-food-shortages

• Today, Explained podcast: Cuba's had enough
  https://open.spotify.com/episode/2AyJ9nNVv6adJCaLFipLvl?si=ca420caf70d1478a&nd=1

• The World: Protesters in Cuba are calling for the ‘end of the communist state,’ historian says
  https://www.pri.org/stories/2021-07-12/protesters-cuba-are-calling-end-communist-state-says-historian

• PBS News Hour: Why are Cubans protesting? Examining the nation’s disappointment with the Communist Party
  https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-are-cubans-protesting-examining-the-nations-disappointment-with-the-communist-party

Update, August 9, 2021:

• New York Times: Biden Ramps Up Pressure on Cuba, Abandoning Obama’s Approach 
  https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/09/world/americas/cuba-government-biden-pressure.html