Black Lives Matter issued a statement after Cubans took to the streets to call for political change amid the nation's worst economic crisis in decades.
condemns the U.S. federal government's inhumane treatment of Cubans, and urges it to immediately lift the economic embargo." It described the embargo as a"cruel and inhumane policy" that is at the heart of Cuba's current crisis.
It was instituted with"the explicit intention of destabilizing the country and undermining Cubans' right to choose their own government," the statement said.It added:"Since 1962, the United States has forced pain and suffering on the people of Cuba by cutting off food, medicine and supplies, costing the tiny island nation an estimated $130 billion." That loss has made it"harder for Cuba to acquire medical equipment needed to develop its own COVID-19 vaccines and equipment for food production," BLM continued. "This comes in spite of the country's strong medical care and history of lending doctors and nurses to disasters around the world." BLM's statement continues by saying the Cuban people are"being punished" by the U.S. government because the nation has maintained its commitment to"sovereignty and self-determination." "United States leaders have tried to crush this revolution for decades," it added."Instead of international amity, respect, and goodwill, the U.S. government has only instigated suffering for the country's 11 million people—of which 4 million are Black and Brown." Cuba has"historically demonstrated solidarity with oppressed peoples of African descent," BLM added."Now we look to President Biden to end the embargo, something President Barack Obama called for in 2016. This embargo is a blatant human rights violation and it must come to an end." Protesters shut down part of the Palmetto Expressway as they show their support for the people in Cuba that have taken to the streets to protest on July 13, 2021 in Miami, Florida.Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel also blamed the U.S. government, as well as social media, for the weekend demonstrations in cities across Cuba. But in a televised address on Wednesday, he conceded for the first time that government shortcomings in handling shortages and other problems played a role., but has left Trump-era restrictions against Cuba in place despite promising to ease them during his presidential campaign. "We stand with the Cuban people and their clarion call for freedom and relief from the tragic grip of the pandemic and from the decades of repression and economic suffering to which they have been subjected by Cuba's authoritarian regime," Biden said in a
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