Although there is some racism in Latin American culture, it isn't as strong as the racism Italian-Americans have against blacks, generally speaking

Thats a generalization, of course, but most of "white" Cubans know that a good deal of the culture and some of the genes that white Cubans share often come from Africa..more Spain than Africa, unless one is Afro-Cuban, but there is a respect fro Africa in the Cuban culture that was never developed in the United States

That said, most Cuban-Americans don't like African-American leaders and politicians, because Cubans are a hardcore Republican constituency.