Reparations for U.S. slave descendants gaining momentumBlack American slaves were promised “40 acres and a mule” by the U.S. government in the aftermath of the Civil War that freed them in 1865, a promise that was rescinded soon after it was made.

A message from the Communist Party of Vietnam emphasized that the Congress represents the Cuban Revolution’s historical continuity, the eternal spirit of the Sierra Maestra, the Bay of Pigs and Comandante en jefe Fidel Castro.

The Communist Party of China and the Communist Party of Vietnam, as well as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea’s Workers Party and the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, sent messages of congratulations and solidarity to the Communist Party of Cuba, on the occasion of the opening of the 8th Congress of the organization.

Lula acknowledges injustice against him but it is greater for Brazil.   Photo: Twitter @AgenciaTelamThe former president of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that he is aware of the great injustice that was committed against him, but the suffering that this may have caused him is minimal compared to that of his poor compatriots who are currently plagued by pandemics, hunger and unemployment.