After reading the article ( https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2016/08/the-history-behind-colin-kaepernicks-malcolm-x-meets-fidel-castro-t-shirt.html ) I concluded that Fidel and Malcolm X was beneficial to helping Cuba as a nation.
Fidel Castro was a political leader of Cuba from 1959-2008 who made Cuba become the first communist state in the western hemisphere. In his early life he was born in southeastern cuba. He attended roman catholic boarding schools during his childhood. In 1945 he studied law at the University of Havana , where he was heavily involved in politics. By 1947 Fidel joined an abortive attempt with other cubans and dominican exiles to invade the domican republic and overthrow their general. He also was a part of riots that took place in 1948 , which occured in Bogota, Colombia. Overall , some of his achievements include social reforms in education, medical care and road construction, as well as the government’s policy of “direct democracy”.
Unlike Fidel, Malcom X was born in Omaha Nebraska in 1925. He was an African American leader and a well known figure in the nation of islam. He is best known for his advocacy for human rights, racial discrimnation and being a popular figure during the civil rights movement in the 1950s-1960s. Throughout time with Malcolm’s efforts was able to grow the nation of islam estimated by 400 members. Both Fidel and Malcolm stood up for what they believed in and took the effort to physically make the change.
The article “ When Malcolm X met Fidel Castro” was written by Rebecca Onion and published on August 30,2016. This meeting particularly was important to the cuban society because it demonstrated international relations.Many Americans of African descent believed that they shared a common cause with other people who had been oppressed abroad, including Afro-Cubans.The two leaders covered topics including racial discrimination in the United States, U.S.–Cuba relations, and Castro’s plans for his speech to the U.N. General Assembly. This helped Cuba as a whole because it resulted in the cultivation of ideological and political bonds between African American progressives and Cuban revolutionaries.
The article including Arabia Mollette relates to Fidel Castro and Malcolm X .The whole theme based around Fidel and Malcolm was to discuss similarities of how minority groups experienced oppression within society and shared ideas of how things can change. The article relating to Arabia Mollette and Cuba discusses how Fidel made contributions to less fortunate students to help pursue their dreams. Also in the article written by Reuters, “Cuban doctors head to Italy To Battle The Corona Virus. it discusses more modern day issues involving COVID-19. By discussing Cuba’s diligence , it demonstrates how the nation as whole is active in creating better outcomes for their society. It states how, “ The Caribbean island has sent its “armies of white robes” to disaster sites around the world largely in poor countries since its 1959 revolution.” This shows that Cuba is a reflection of helping those in need. Although this article doesn’t relate directly to Malcolm X or Fidel Castro. Some of the values Fidel Castro represented while he was a leader beginning in 1959, definitely could have influenced the nation as a whole to continue to advocate/fight for those in need. Some of policies Fidel introduced while being in power included central economic planning, expanding healthcare and education were set into place to help the citizen of Cuba. Abroad, Castro supported anti-imperialist The Portside.org article also discusses how Cuba was ready to deal with the effects of the coronavirus. Over the course of years being considered a poor country, they were still able to establish systems such as medical advancements, health care for citizens..etc to help respond to drastic situations such as the coronavirus. This still shows Cuba as a country works together to help benefit their own and even give aid to others in need. Overall although there are mixed views on the type of leader Fidel Castro was, he. did have some good aspects to his leadership that allowed Cuba to thrive even until modern day because of his contributions made back then.
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