Cynthia de la Caridad Galves Aragon holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Communication from the University of Havana, where she now teaches in the Sociology Department. Her work blends teaching with academic management, having assisted the Vice-Dean’s Office and the Faculty’s communication team at the Faculty of History, Philosophy and Sociology. She is committed to Afro-descendant and decolonial studies, which are the core of her thesis and her research on Africanity, religiosity, and Caribbean culture. She has been a speaker at national and international events and is a member of organizations defending the rights of Afro-descendant people.