Hyde Square Task Force Completes Third Annual Immersion Trip to Puerto RicoHyde Square Task Force recently completed its third cultural immersion trip to Puerto Rico, where 10 youth and several staff members embarked on a multi-day trip to connect with their Afro-Latin roots. They also learned Kokobalé, an Afro-Puerto Rican martial art that blends stick fighting with Bomba’s ancestral rhythms. The itinerary also included visits to Paseo La Princesa, murals in Santurce, theater collective Agua Sol y Sereno, and the University of Puerto Rico. “I am incredibly grateful that HSTF is able to bring our youth on an annual cultural immersion trip to Puerto Rico,” said Celina Miranda, Executive Director of HSTF. “I’m from Puerto Rico, but I’ve never experienced it in the way that we did on the trip, such as doing Bomba or participating in a Plenazo.”