Afro-Cuban dance session provides connection, healing
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on October 10, 2023
African culture is deeply rooted within the history of Cuba and its many traditions. Afro-Cuban folkloric movement—which is derived from the African religion Yoruba—has been used as a form of self-expression for generations.
To honor Hispanic Heritage Month, several departments at the University of Miami, including the Counseling Center, the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, the Latin Leadership Council, and the Alliance of Latin American Students, along with the Hispanic Heritage Month Committee, joined to host a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Radical Healing Circle, featuring an Afro-Cuban folkloric movement . . .
