Feb 3, 2026 | Afro-Latinx, Black Lives Matter, Hip Hop, Journalism, Media Justice, Puerto Rico
https://c.org/4jQkxqJNtg An Open Letter toBenito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Benito, bueno: On Sunday night at the Grammys, you stood before the world and declared “ICE OUT!” Those words echoed through living rooms, detention centers, and the hearts of...
Jan 30, 2019 | Afro-Latinx, Black Lives Matter, Media Appearances, Puerto Rico
April Reign, creator of the #OscarsSoWhite viral campaign sits down with Rosa Clemente, the 2008 Green Party Vice-Presidential Candidate who is also an independent journalist, activist, organizer and scholar. Rosa, who identifies as an Afro-Puerto Rican activist,...
Oct 15, 2018 | Black Lives Matter, Media Appearances
From the Guardian: This year is Frederick Douglass’s Bicentennial celebration. After escaping slavery at the age of 20, Douglass went on to become one of America’s most celebrated abolitionists – tirelessly campaigning against slavery. Beyond his...
Oct 14, 2018 | Afro-Latinx, Black Lives Matter, Electoral Politics
Rosa Clemente spoke on September 15th at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, as a part of her 2018 national speaking...
Aug 20, 2018 | Afro-Latinx, Black Lives Matter, Media Appearances
“Having Amara La Negra and Cardi B really has changed how a lot of younger Latino women are seeing themselves racially… But if you’re saying you’re Afro Latino and ‘I don’t like Black Lives Matter’ then you’re not dealing with Anti-Blackness. You’re just saying...
Mar 17, 2018 | Black Lives Matter, Electoral Politics, Media Appearances
Rosa Clemente’s speech begins at 57 minutes in. “Africans who were enslaved did not vote to get free. They fought to get free. They read to get free. They organized to get free.” Last Saturday, the Mid-South Peace and Justice Center celebrated 36...
