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Learning to share our honest, imperfect stories, by Leila Day

Meditative Story

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The Importance of Asking Questions

Negra is the word people use in Cuba to refer to someone who's black. With my new hair, my natural hair, I have what's called here in Cuba, pello malo, bad hair. This doesn't feel right. When Cuba does celebrate blackness in many ways and takes pride in its mixed culture, I still love it here. But I realize now I've been ignoring certain problems,. some of the same problems that exist back in the US.

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