North America-Cuba
José Legrá (1943- )
A retired former featherweight world champion with two world title wins, Legrá, known for his speed and agility in the...
Irene Cara Escalera (1959-2022)
Irene Cara Escalera was a singer, actress and songwriter, who was most famous for recording the title song to the...
Wes Moore (1978- )
Wes Moore—Rhodes Scholar, banker, and writer—was elected governor of Maryland on November 8, 2022. He is the first African American...
Miguel Díaz-Canel (1960- )
The current president of Cuba, Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermudez, was born on April 20, 1960, in Placetas, Cuba, a little...
Tomás Estrada Palma (1835-1908)
Tomás Estrada Palma, an attorney, was born on July 6, 1835, in Bayamo, Oriente Province in then Spanish Cuba, to...
Luis Cabral (1931-2009)
The first president of independent Guinea Bissau was Luis Severino de Almeida Cabral who was born on April 10, 1933,...
Felix Spengler (1960- )
Virtuoso Afro-Cuban pianist Felix Spengler was born on March 17, 1960, in La Habana, Cuba to Noemi and Felix Spengler,...
West Indian Immigration to the United States (1900- )
The history of West Indian immigration can be traced back to the 17th century when enslaved Africans from Barbados, Jamaica,...
Haïtien Immigration to the U.S. (1972- )
Although Haïtien individuals have been coming to what is now the United States both as enslaved and free people since...
