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Cuban President To Speak at NYC’s Riverside Church
Kyle Fraser, Black Agenda Radio producer
24 Sep 2018
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On September 26 the recently elected president of Cuba will address a community forum at New York City’s historic Riverside Church. “It is an opportunity for Cuba to speak for itself,” said Gail Walker, executive director of IFCO, the Interreligious Foundation for Community Organizations, which has long been engaged in solidarity work with Cuba.

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