Because it also has relevance on this Forum, I am cross-referencing K Wyer Lane's 6/15 post to the Caribbean Research Forum relative to the excellent Miami Herald series on Afro-Latins. I should also mention that Andre Roaf posted a reference to the same article on the Afrigeneas mailing list.

http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-carib/index.cgi?read=3642

The series of articles are candid and direct, and relate to the regions of Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, and Cuba.