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0 likes 0 playsBanking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on the turmoil in the U.S. credit markets, recent actions regarding government sponsored investment banks and other… -
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0 likes 0 playsBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing where Chairman Paulson, Bernanke, and Cox are questioned regarding the economic downturn. Clip of Martinez speaking… -
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0 likes 0 playsBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing to consider proposals for reforming the regulation of government-sponsored enterprises. -
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0 likes 0 playsBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing to examine proposals to improve the regulation of the housing government sponsored enterprises. Senator Martinez… -
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0 likes 17 playsWelcome and introduction to the event are given by an unidentified man. Barbadian writer George Lamming reads an extract from "In the Castle of my Skin," and… -
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0 likes 0 playsCNN en Español coverage of the story of Martinez's road to the Senate. Includes his participation in Operation Pedro Pan to come to the US from Cuba, also… -
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0 likes 0 playsCNN Situation Room covering the power shift as Democrats become the majority party in the House and the Senate when Congress convened in January 2007. Includes the clip… -
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0 likes 62 playsDocumenting Diversity & Democracy in BrazilApril 12-13, 2021 / 12-13 de Abril de 2021 Dr. Leila Míccolis Sessão Plenária / Plenary Session Dr.… -
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0 likes 59 playsEl Archivo De Connie & Other Stories: A Conversation with Anna Veltfort Presented by the Cuban Heritage Collection and in partnership with the Department of Modern… -
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0 likes 0 playsEnergy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to receive testimony on the geopolitics of oil and its implications for U.S. economic and national security. Senator… -
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0 likes 12 playsMervyn Solomon introduces Dr. Sandra Paquet of the University of Miami English Dept., who introduces Cuban author and scholar Antonio Benitez Rojo. Benitez Rojo… -
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0 likes 43 playsMervyn Solomon introduces the CWSI program and Dr. Sandra Paquet of the University of Miami English Dept. Sandra welcomes the participants, encourages them to spread the… -
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0 likes 89 playsSandra Paquet introduces David Dabydeen, who talks about the film he co-produced on the Indo-Caribbean experience, part of a BBC documentary series on Caribbean… -
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0 likes 23 playsAt Books & Books bookstore in Coral Gables, Florida, Mervyn Solomon describes the CWSI workshop, thanks various people associated with running it, and introduces… -
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0 likes 0 playsForeign Relations Committee hearing on counterterrorism: "The Changing Face of Terror." The committee discusses national efforts to fight terrorism. Includes… -
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2 likes 331 playsAbout the Film The Cuban Heritage Collection (CHC) is a library resource that collects, preserves, and provides access to materials documenting Cuban history and… -
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0 likes 0 playsHow to Feed the Nation: Agri-Culture, Race, and Empire in the U.S. and Cuba Presented by Tara Phillips, Comparative Literature, University of California at Berkeley and… -
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0 likes 72 playsInterview with Adrian Madriz, Executive Director of the Struggle for Miami’s Affordable and Sustainable Housing (SMASH). This program started in 2016 defending… -
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0 likes 69 playsJim Yasser served as student body president at UM during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Specifically, he served as President of Undergraduate Student Government,… -
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0 likes 218 playsInterview with Jan Mapou (Jean-Marie Denis), an author, playwright, director, and arts advocate. He was one of the founders of the Haitian Kreyòl Movement, which… -
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0 likes 58 playsMike Abrams was a student at the University of Miami from 1965-1969, served in the Florida Legislature for 4 years, and currently serves as a member of the University of… -
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2 likes 28 playsDocumenting Diversity & Democracy in BrazilApril 12-13, 2021 / 12-13 de Abril de 2021 João Silvério Trevisan Plenary Session / Sessão… -
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0 likes 3 playsKeynote Event with Author Matthew Desmond (One Book, One U) Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 7 p.m. (EST) Matthew Desmond discusses his book, “Evicted: Poverty and… -
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0 likes 0 playsMichael Putney interview with Senator Martinez about Social Security, the Middle East, and Cuba.