President Barack Obama is making a historic visit to Havana,Cuba. It has been almost 90 years since the final American president in office, Calvin Coolidge, and visited the island back in 1928.
There is a lot on the president’s agenda,including a meeting with Cuban President Raúl Castro, a meeting with Cuban dissidents, and a Major League Baseball exhibition game. The Tampa Bay Rays will play Cuba's national team in Havana tomorrow,but nowadays the president is expected to lay a wreath at a memorial to the Cuban independence hero, José Martí.
The Takeaway discusses the significance of the president’s visit to the communist state and expectations for the trip both in Cuba and at domestic, and with Ray Suarez, host of Al Jazeera America's Inside Story and author of “Latino Americans.”What you'll learn from this segment:Who José Martí is, and why the president will visit his memorial.
The historic and geopolitical significance of Obama's visit.
Where the U.
S.-Cuban relationship may fade from here.
Source: wnyc.org