Negro Soy Yo

Abstract

This book has been a long-awaited endeavor, as many can attest. All said, there are numerous individuals who have lent collaborative time, intellect, guidance, and political investment to bringing this book to fruition, and I am deeply grateful and indebted to them for this. First and foremost are my friends, colleagues, and others in Cuba whose lives, work, and art inspired this project and for whom this book is ultimately dedicated. In Havana these include artists Magia López (and her family, especially her mother, Caridad), Alexey Rodríguez (and his parents, Celso and