US academician Sam Anderson, a prominent mathematics and African-American history professor, noted that the unwavering solidarity of the African diaspora with the Cuban people is stronger nowadays.

New York.- Anderson told Prensa Latina that this greater support is expressed not only by demanding the end of the blockade imposed by the United States Government on Cuba more than six decades ago but also with concrete expressions “through thousands of pounds of much-needed donations for the people.”

The academician responded to questions from this news agency about his participation, from December 9 to 13, in the International Conference “Cuba 2024 Decade of People of African Descent” held in Havana.

Sam coordinated an important delegation that traveled from here, “composed of two dozen activists, mostly black young people, from four community and educational organizations based in New York City."

We brought medical and educational supplies, and the commitment was to intensify solidarity work with Cuba upon returning to the United States, especially “now that Donald Trump’s fascist regime has begun to tighten the blockade,” he underscored.

Concerning the meeting held in Havana, Cuba's capital, he said: “Cuba’s cultural foundation, more than 500 years old, is the African culture and its African descendants, with their history of resistance and struggle.”

Organized by the Ministry of Culture (MINCULT) and the National Program against Racism and Racial Discrimination, the Conference concluded the Decade of African Descent People (2015-2024) in the Caribbean country. (PL)