Ted Henken
@ElYuma
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Not Gringos or Yanquis, but Yumas. Here's one Yuma's way of sharing his thoughts on all things Cuban, a subject that often generates more heat than light.
Nueva York
Joined September 2009
Looking Back at: "Looking for Havana" Fri., Nov. 15, 2024 - 6:00 pm Segal Theatre The Graduate Center, CUNY A Screening & Conversation with Cuban Filmmaker Alina Rodriguez Abreu
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RT @JoinOrDieFilm: Now streaming on Netflix: JOIN OR DIE, a film about why you should join a club...and why the fate of America depends on…
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Now available on @netflix - Don't miss this excellent DOC!
The film is the culmination of a seven-year journey to tell a story about community in America, the loneliness crisis, and Robert Putnam's famed Bowling Alone research. To learn more, visit and watch our trailer below:
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HOY a las 10:30 con traducción al español!
🗓️ ¡LA PRÓXIMA SEMANA a las 10:30 AM! (hora del este de EE. UU.) @alfunk y @kianvest de @freedomhouse presentarán las principales conclusiones de #FreedomOnTheNet 2024 junto a @NicBibSed, @EileenDonahoe, @UsamaKhilji, @arturpericles y Alissa Starzak de @Cloudflare. Reserva tu lugar confirmando tu asistencia para nuestro evento virtual:
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¡Ojo! #FreedomontheNet 23-24 report just out. From my country report on #Cuba: “Cuban authorities sentenced woman to 15 yrs for sedition & “enemy propaganda” after she shared images of protests on SM, including vid of police attacking demonstrators.”
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Many thanx to @NoCountryMag for continuing to collaborate with me as publisher of this dual book review! More to come.
Hearing Cuban Voices in a Time of Crisis, by Ted Henken This article reviews two recently published books on Cuba and the drawbacks during the research process on and off the island @ElYuma @DukePress @berghahnbooks
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I hear you, but what happens when the "resistance" and "revolution" become oppressive and genocidal?
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Make a plan to watch this 17-minute mini-doc and then make a plan to VOTE! I'm very proud to lend my voiceover to the trailer to this film!
Sound Off Films has been working on a doc for PBS/American Masters about my work over the past year titled “Edel Rodriguez: Freedom is a Verb”, here is the trailer. First screening is on August 28th @ 6:30 PM, Silverspot Cinema, Downtown Miami, info at
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Easily my favorite page from a graphic memoir FILLED w/amazing, harrowing scenes & images of a family fleeing communism for freedom in America! It's unfortunate that this refugee from communism has to keep teaching this willfully ignorant man what REAL communism is all about!
The word “communism” is getting thrown around so… Excerpt from my memoir “Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey”:
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RT @edelstudio: Giving money to homeowners is called “communism” but giving money to companies is called “subsidies”?
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RT @RepTimWalz: Historic visit to Cuba for @POTUS. Glad his visit paves the way to opening markets for agricultural trade. (1/2)
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“Hearing Cuban Voices in a Time of Crisis” Coming very soon to the CUNY Grad Center and @BildnerCenter in September Register NOW!
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RT @eltoquecom: 👁️ La misión de observación del Centro Carter confirma que el ganador de las elecciones presidenciales del 28 de julio en V…
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This is why studying American history is SUPPOSED to make us uncomfortable - so we can know, learn, and be a better people and a better nation! Amen to the great Reggie Jackson!
Chilling stories of enduring racism from the legendary Reggie Jackson in response to @AROD's question about returning to Rickwood Field. "I wouldn't wish it on anybody." Tells how people threatened to burn down the apartment he was staying at. @FOX4 @MLBONFOX
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