Your Attention Please: Initiative 29 - Loíza | Hulu

[@nhazz973]

Someone finally doing it right. As a African American man I always be fascinated by afro communities around the world. Especially Loiza!

[@Shazzyhtown]

Check out Bahia state in Brazil. This state invented the famous samba that Brazil is known for. The most African influenced state in Brazil😊

[@mrsjoeyfamous]

As a stateside 1st generation Puerto Rican this brought tears to my eyes and joy to my heart. The pride is encoded in my dna. Orgullo Borinkén!

[@theblackestbag994]

I knew it was real when the tears started flowing driving through loiza ....i had an overwhelming feeling of "I'm finally home"

[@joseortiz336]

I'm from Loiza and my House is you house.

[@clos1203]

Thank you much love brother Asé.

[@YanfiMusicGroup]

man when i told you im very proud of being born and raised in this small town , this is why ! i just love my culture and believe is one of the best culture worldwide ♥ La L tu sabe que no pueden !!!!

[@stephaniematos4119]

Soy de la L y con mucho orgullo! ❤💛💚

[@testos2701]

QUE DIOS BENDIGA A LOIZA! I'm from PR and African culture still alive in the Island, we are thankful for their contribution, and their sacrifices to move forward against all odds! Thank you all brothers and sisters! My grandfather use to sell charcoal, he would row his boat around the island delivering charcoal. Loiza is the place to visit for authentic Afro Boricua food!🙏

[@aubreywilson1629]

I fell in love with Loiza at first sight! The art was overwhelming and everywhere-I took photos of the bathroom because of the art adorning it.

[@marioc3690]

Just came home from a week in loiza and I had to KZbin it since I missed it so much

[@The7MISSFITS]

Thank you for showcasing Loiza, and esp the Ayala family. It made me include it on my trip to PR and the family is the nicest you’ll ever meet! I bought a mask made by the family and danced to the drums. So much love in the diaspora. Thank you again. 🇵🇷

[@sombrashibe]

Thanks for featuring my family, artistic mentor, and people. 🇵🇷❤💛💚

[@common_wolf]

I just found out my great grandma is from here. Learning my roots.

[@stephaniematos4119]

My hometown❤💚💛!!! Thank you so much for covering this and showing the world our history. Soy de mediania alta area tocones en Loiza. Now reside in Massachusetts and I try to educate people as much as I can about my beautiful Loiza. Como te extraño mi Pueblo de la tradicion.

[@prudentialsecurity-u5t]

Hands down this was an amazing inspirational and empowerment experience that you have created through this video! I can 't Thank you enough for all that you are all doing to continue to revolve our African Culture! Taino! 4 ever! May Puerto Rico rise and continue to prosper! Wepa!

[@lannyhernandez9439]

Hermoso es la cultura de loiza. 🇵🇷

[@clauzellblackshear2057]

Thank you for showing the blacks in Puerto Rico it's a beautiful thing I'm tearing up

[@ForHerCulturePodcast]

‼️‼️😍

[@jalenjose3905]

Loíza gets its name from a Taino female chief, Yuiza, who chose the name “Luisa” after being baptized by the Spaniards. It began as a place to harbor escaped slaves from Puerto Rico and all over the Caribbean. But, despite its rich culture, Loíza is one of the most impoverished parts of Puerto Rico.Apr 18, 2018.

[@JOSECARABALLO-e1n]

Not true, get you story together. There weren't no slaves escaping to Loiza. The commander of San Felipe del Morro, moved all the black people living in the mangroves on what is today Santurce, to Loiza, because this was tactically a weak point in the defense of PR. Don't be making things up!!!!!

[@vazquez1196]

My fathers family is from loiza I heard so much about our history growing up so proud to have my roots there now I’m on vacation here and im definitely going to pay a visit

[@breannewoods2460]

Thank you for sharing the history and culture of Loiza with us. 🧡💙

[@DiCarloJr]

Viva PuertoRico!!! We are Native Indians , Africans, Spaniards Weppa!!! Even some French, Italians, Germans

[@nas10iris]

Portuguese as well

[@elenajimenez2542]

It appears that Loiza is being targeted for possible gentrification. The disaster relief declaration that was issued on 9/21/2022 in response to Hurricane Fiona, excluded Loiza, while all their surrounding municipalities were included. How are the local artisans, small businesses, and people supposed to recover, and rebuild after the flooding? I love visiting Loiza and this episode on Loiza is magnificent!! My family and I always go straight to Piñones from the airport for food, drinks, and a quick swim.

[@gatilleropr1]

so you mean me mude pa Loiza desde caguas so i'm gentrifying my own Island MERAAAAA so sea BRUTA.....

[@JCYoo]

Beautiful place with beautiful people. I can't wait to go back.

[@C_Emilio757]

Que viva Loiza 🙏🏾🇵🇷

[@urbanhippiechi4426]

Visited Loiza back in 2017. Such beautiful people, landscapes, and culture. Can’t wait to get back 💚

[@NAKMEEZY]

I went to elementary school in Las Parcelas back in 1981. I have to go back and visit

[@zulyvizcarrondo3472]

Thank you so much for visiting and highlighting my beautiful hometown. Such a beautiful video

[@megganspoeticalbreeze1266]

Very educational... The natural landscaping is absolutely beautiful on down to the people and the art...

[@teddydavis2339]

Un rincon Africano en la Isla Del Encanto. Espero que algun dia Puerto Rico abraze esa cultura Afro. I really enjoyed this video!

[@jrutz787]

La cultura de Puerto Rico tiene Africa muy dentro. Somos Caribeños y tenemos mezcla de Africanos también. Africa no está en un rincón de Puerto Rico, Africa está en todos los Puertorriqueños.

[@jasmanypadin2728]

Puerto Rico siempre ha abrazado nuestra cultura Africana, Indígena y Española!

[@wutainoprince4885]

We still here 🇵🇷❤️❤️🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷

[@luisosorio5213]

Thank for the presentation of my city in positive way. It was so beautiful make.

[@tracywebb1061]

I'm coming home 🏠 loiza....I miss my people...... love 💕 lives longer than life 🧬

[@wilfredolopez8600]

Thank you for illuminating our history and culture it has so much to offer, from PUERTO RICO living on Miami. Again thanking you brother....

[@dama_shares]

Thanks for share no this. I arrived in PR last night with intentions of visiting Loiza this week!

[@AKASH1167]

Man...that definitely got my attention.. 😀😀 Luv u HULU 😘😘😘😘❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@aubradenson6170]

Fantastic job Justin. Thank you for highlighting Loiza and all its authentic and gorgeous culture.

[@gwenbby2]

Te amo Loiza ❤

[@cj32pull2]

Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

[@fermingomez6734]

tremendo trabajo!! abrazos desde Argentina

Brutal job. Thank you.

[@larranag]

Yes, huge Props to Justin Dunnavant, PhD, Occidental College.

[@chosenpeople5881]

Visiting lozia real soon

[@moevibez5469]

This is such a underrated video like frfr🔥🇵🇷

[@latrekistaboricuablogger7421]

As a Boricua who grew up in NYC and finally returned to Borikén last November, it's heartwarming to see the magic of Loíza on display here. Also very important to note that there's a growing population of Boricuas (here as well as outside of the archipelago) keenly aware of the gentrification and continued colonization of our land. Please come and remember that when you visit, you're on sacred land. Be mindful what AirBnB you choose, get out of VSJ (Viejo San Juan), visit mesmerizing Loíza and as many of the other beautiful 77 pueblos. Support LOCAL. Then take all of the memorable moments BACK with you (to your home). Please refrain from encouraging folks to move here and set up shop, taking advantage of tax benefits. As an Afro-Boricua, I proudly celebrate our rich roots, but it's NOT cool that people wanna move here, especially to Loíza, simply because they see Puerto Ricans and other Boricuas who "look like them." (note: there is a big difference between a Boricua & a Puerto Rican). Borikén is a beautiful land, filled with kind & loving people.

[@krikit96]

I would like to ask you, just for the sake of dialog and understanding, why is it not okay (in your opinion) for people of African decent to move to Loiza? If there is an appreciation and respect for the area and a desire to immerse oneself in the culture and community, what is bad about that? Not for tax breaks, not to change anything, but the desire to live there and move is just like If someone moves from one city to the other, or one state to another state... why is it not cool to move to Loiza?

[@ilimari]

⁠@@krikit96I think he was clear in his statement: because of GENTRIFICATION. If you don’t know what is, is when wealthier people move to a poor area and start improving the housing and community attracting more outsiders to live there and make new businesses, and then the locals has to close their stores and move from there because they can’t anymore afford living there… That’s already happening in other areas like Rincón and now apparently is happening in Loiza too.

[@krikit96]

@@ilimari I am well aware of what GENTRIFICATION is. What I'm asking is why can't a normal person who isn't there to gentrify anything come to live there? If I, say for instance, was trying to get out of Washington DC, and I just wanted to relocate to there... and I'm not improving housing or the area at all, just another normal person moving to the area and working and living every day... why is that not okay...?If I shop at the local stores and spend my money in the community, and I'm not getting any tax breaks... is that also problem?

[@ilimari]

@@krikit96 no, that wouldn’t be a problem. That’s ok. The issue here is with people from the mainland moving to PR because of the tax incentives, and don’t aport really anything to the community aside from more airbnb that only benefits them. Lots of them only go there to buy houses to make them into airBNB and then they lie to the government saying they are living in the island when they are actually there for just a few months to get the tax benefits and then they go back to the States, ruining the local communities in the meantime because of gentrification. People in the island keep complaining about houses becoming unaffordable to them. They can’t even go to some beaches now because people from the States who bought houses in front of the beach made those beaches private when that used to be ilegal in the island. Beaches used to be public! There are lots of videos about this in KZbin. They call this problem “the Hawaiian effect”.

[@Lifeunscripted-x1m]

What an awesome episode!

[@stevenbrown5419]

Very informative

[@clos1203]

I love it viva Puerto rico yoruba loiza Asé.

[@Jokessss]

Where in Loiza can i go see Samuels art? Im from Loiza so id love to go see his art

[@ancestralabundance]

Beautiful 🇵🇷🌍

[@sabrinasmall11]

Love this!!!!!!! Wepaa!

[@Oir07]

15:25 drums from Africa, African heritage African bloodline so why do some Puerto Ricans deny being black? And I’m sitting next to a rican women

[@juliocorrea2552]

Awesome

[@Shazzyhtown]

The hometown of 🇵🇷 Tego Calderon😊

[@inthemindofkenzi8294]

Vibes!

[@Mariie217]

Finding this video 2025 and seeing how bomba y plena is currently #1 world wide thanks to Benito's beautiful initiative. I love it all as a proud Boricua!!❤ 🇵🇷✨️🫂

[@jorgecalderon6246]

🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷❤️

[@yadiramercado2755]

🇵🇷❤️💯

[@adriannieves1495]

🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷💯💪🏾💪🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@Ivy.Silva.111]

❤

[@mike-gr8kq]

❤️🇵🇷

[@ashmaq49]

💯✔️

[@maridixon4241]

🎶🥁🇵🇷💃

[@ericcorrea7076]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@bxboriblkboyz8555]

👑🔥💪🏾

[@Guazabara9]

It's not borinquen, it's Boriken.

[@MsLatinchic]

🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️💙🇵🇷

[@joseortiz336]

Home" I'm from Loiza la L

[@ayssl234]

I think my people forgot they on an island not a continent

[@gaildavis6254]

the cowry shells I see the Nigerian

[@jackmarr1776]

We are not Africans, we are not Spaniards, we are not Indians, we are all of the above mixed in one blood. That’s the way I see it. I can’t accept my African blood and ignore my Indian and Spaniard. I love my culture

[@VisionoftheChief]

That's what people in America don't understand. They only see black and white, but don't see the Grey in between.

[@MacDonaldElaine-v2q]

Allen Frank Martinez Ronald Lopez Larry

[@stephendamron6634]

Ililojuuji

[@bobstacks8405]

Wait.. so thats not Ty Dolla Sign in the thumbnail? Ok

[@lazaromarinrosasr]

Tego Calde

[@josuerivera1789]

Bro if you say Luisa one more time …

[@jalenjose3905]

Is a good for the afro-hispano to know their culture, while the rest of the island culture come from spain.

[@jrutz787]

Not really, French and Corsican have a big influence as well

[@jalenjose3905]

@J Rutz 👁️ my father, was born in Corozal in 1907 and served on WW2.

[@jalenjose3905]

@J Rutz 👁️ the French, never took the land from Spain or the English with all the armada.since 1493 Spain. Had control of all of the island. Now the French did la Espanola Haiti. not Boriken

[@jrutz787]

@@jalenjose3905 after the rebelión in Haiti where do you think all those French colonizers migrated? 🤣 guess what, Puerto Rico, I invite you to visit the south west coast of the main island in Puerto Rico and you will see the French settlers from Corsica out there.

[@YUCAYEQUE]

@@jrutz787genetically… he is talking about culture

[@carrasquilloy]

Loiza el pueblo de la tradición I’m so proud of growing up in loiza ❤️💚💛