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Video: Friday’s ceremonial re-opening of U.S. Embassy in Havana promises to be day remembering the past, honoring the present and still hoping for a better future

Aug 13, 2015, 2:25 PM 0

LatinaLista — In 1961, Jim Tracy, F.W. “Mike” East, and Larry C. Morris were three young Marines assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba. Their final duty, before the U.S. Embassy shut its doors for what would be…

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Video: Poet Richard Blanco shares the meaning of his inaugural poem

Jan 24, 2013, 12:52 PM 0

LatinaLista — On January 21,2013, Cuban American poet Richard Blanco made history. Chosen by President Obama to be the nation’s fifth Inauguration Poet for the President’s second swearing-in ceremony, Blanco became the first Latino, the first openly gay and…

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Transcript: First Latino Inaugural Poet, Richard Blanco, proudly delivers “One Today”

Jan 21, 2013, 1:06 PM 2

LatinaLista — It may be President Obama’s second inauguration but with the selection of Richard Blanco — the fifth person to create and deliver an inaugural poem — President Obama delivered a lot of “firsts.” Blanco is the first immigrant,…