From the Heritage Foundation, I'm Michelle Cordero, and this is Heritage Explains.

Massive protests erupted in Cuba last weekend.

Thousands took to the streets.

Cuba has had protests before, but this time it's different.

A stunning news.

You thought it would have happened maybe 40 years ago, maybe 50, but it's happening now.

And there's unrest in the streets of Cuba. And it came out because, okay, we know the coronavirus is an issue.

We know that economically it put the whole world on its back. But people of Cuba want their freedom.

And they finally feel bold enough to protest in the street

in this in front of this brutal regime.

Reports claim that more than 100 people have been arrested or are missing, and at least one person has died.

But it's actually hard to really know what's going on, just 90 miles from our shore,

when Cuban authorities have blocked most social media sites to stop the flow of information.

Today, on Heritage Explains, Jarrett Stepman, a contributor to the Daily Signal, will break down why Cubans have had enough, why protesters are waving American flags, and what Americans can learn from these protests.

Our conversation after this short break.

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