To combat the blackout of government information regarding the death toll and contracting, independent diaspora journalist organizations such as the New York–based “PR on the Map” moved to Puerto Rico as mainstream coverage waned (Negrón-Muntaner, 2018). In the United States, Puerto Ricans likewise kept the light on from afar, organizing demonstrations across the country, including in California, New York, and Washington, DC. Their demands encompassed debt abolition, repeal of the Jones Act and PROMESA, and just recovery (Unity March for Puerto Rico 2017; 11–19, 17). Some Puerto Rican political and entertainment figures also leveraged their visibility to raise funds and awareness: Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony hosted “Somos Live,” a televised concert that generated over 35 million dollars (Guadalupe 2017), and Broadway star Lin-Manuel Miranda, helped raise 22 million dollars through the Hispanic Federation, wrote op-eds, established a foundation, and launched the single “Almost Like Praying” on October 6, 2017 (Guadalupe 2017, 3; Villafañe 2017). US Puerto Ricans in Congress spoke to the press, pressured the federal government, and joined protests on the island and stateside (Caro González 2018).