 Hi, this is Zoe. I'm with People's Dispatch. We're here at the Shabazz Center in historic Harlem in New York City, where Miguel Diaz-Canel, the president of Cuba, just participated in an OMA's Jew, Malcolm X, who was assassinated here. He came here accompanied by the Cuban delegation that is participating in the 78th session of the UN General Assembly. We have come to honor Malcolm X and to give tribute to our brothers and sisters, Afro-American, to the people of the United States, to those who fight for justice against exploitation and segregation, and to all those who believe, as Malcolm and Fidel believed, that a better world is possible. The Cuban Revolution. The Cuban people will never forget their role in inviting Lides de Verde to their delegation to host them in the Teresa Hotel, in the heart of the black neighborhood of Harlem, when the Cuban presence in the United Nations was planned in 1960. When it became clear that President Castro and the Cubans would not back down, at the Council of My Father, the historic Hotel Teresa, and Harlem opened its doors. It is an honor, Mr. President. It's a privilege, once again, to be welcoming you and our Cuban friends on the eve of the 65th anniversary of a historic encounter that's been memorialized just 38 blocks away. From here, when the people of Harlem, as our sister Ilyasha stated, joined Malcolm X in welcoming President Fidel Castro and the Cuban delegation to the Teresa Hotel on September 19, 1960. Diaz Canel wanted to have an action where he could connect with the people of New York City, connect with the black community of New York City, which historically has had very strong ties with the Cuban people. Our President, when he came, because he was coming to New York, he thought it would be nice to pay tribute to Malcolm X. An important political figure of the United States was well-known in Cuba and who struggle for civil rights, for human rights. Afro-Americans, mainly, and Americans in general, are well-known in our country. By doing so, we will be paying tribute to the people of the United States, to this nation, with which Cuba would like to have and to develop strong bonds and links that could be useful and beneficial for both countries. This was a meeting where people shared words, people remembered. This meeting remembered the very strong bond between these two peoples, who, as they said, fought against white supremacy, fought against imperialism. And this bond is one that continues today. This was evident with the presence of dozens of leaders from the black community here in New York and from across the nation. A very important action in the midst of this General Assembly, where Miguel Diaz Canel will be representing both his country, Cuba, and also speaking on behalf of the G77-plus group in the United Nations. This is the largest group in the UN, representing 80% of the world's population, representing largely global South nations that have come to the UN to bring these very important demands of economic equality in an end to the unjust economic order that currently dominates the world systems. The bonds between Cubans and African Americans represent the shared values of justice, dignity, and freedom from oppression. Leaders like President Castro and my father dare to dream of a world free from racism and colonialism. Though they are no longer with us physically, their examples shine brightly, and their legacies live on in each one of us. It's a legacy that we have all inherited when both leaders taught that humanity is not locked into a perpetual state of submission and oppression. We know that despite the hegemony of global capitalism, racism, poverty, wars, and the acceleration of the environmental degradation that we must never, that we must never take defeat. It is not an option for us. It is not an option for us. From Harlem to Havana, it is the same struggle, the same fight. In the last few decades, with respect to admiration and mutual affection, it will be the most beautiful proof of how much we have in common the children of both peoples that we believe in justice and fight for it. Long live the friendship between our peoples.