Puerto Rico Rising – Loíza

Puerto Rico Rising – Loíza

Watch this video on YouTube Loíza is a town that was founded by runaway (Cimarrones) Africans in the 1600s. It is now home to Puerto Rico’s largest African descendant community. Amidst the devastation of hurricane Maria and ongoing systemic racism in Puerto...
Puerto Rico Rising – #PRontheMap

Puerto Rico Rising – #PRontheMap

Watch this video on YouTube On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico. A category 4 storm, it was the strongest hurricane to hit the island in almost a century. Now, the people of Puerto Rico are hungry, homeless and dying. Many towns lack...