Cuba's Far East

Santiago de Cuba, a thousand kilometers southeast of Havana, was once Cuba's most important city.  Ravaged by hurricanes and impoverished by the U.S. blockade, it has endured and still celebrates its African roots and an ancient religious shrine.  Residents of African descent celebrate an old French custom.

609 - Cuba's Far East from The Southwest Center-Dan Duncan, on Vimeo.

See also

About the Orthodox Church in Cuba
A Letter from an Orthodox Christian to our Native Americans Brothers
African-American Orthodoxy — Eight principal areas of convergence between African spirituality and Ancient Christianity   
Fr. Moses Berry, a descendant of African slaves, Orthodox priest and teacher in USA 

St. Simon of Cyrene Orthodox Mission
Fr Raphael Morgan, the First Black Orthodox Priest in America 
St. Simon of Cyrene & Black History Month (February 27th: St. Simon’s Day)   
tag in the other ouf blog

América Latina de mi corazón

 

Someone so damaged, so broken, like Agatha, is a saint // How an giant African-American man with tattoos all over his face saw a guide for his life...

Full Impact Faith: An Interview with Fr. Turbo Qualls
Father Turbo Qualls in South Carolina Facilitates Discussion on Race  
Ancient Christianity and Afro-American Conference 2018: A Sober Joy

 

Orthodox Mission in Tropical Africa (& the Decolonization of Africa)
African Initiated Churches in Search of Orthodoxy...
How “White” is the Orthodox Church? 

The Church as the Liberated Zone: "All we Christians are terrorists..."  

Ancient Christian faith (Orthodox Church) in Africa

Latin America: Peoples in Search of Orthodoxy 

The ancient Christian Church - About Orthodox Church in the West World...