Feminism – DR. Rosa Alicia Clemente

Women of Color of Time’s Up: #MuteRKelly

Rosa Clemente — Mon, 14 May 2018 16:04:52 +0000

To Our Fellow Women of Color: We see you. We hear you. Because we are you. For too long, our community has ignored our pain. The pain we bear is a burden that too many women of color have had to bear for centuries. The wounds run deep. As women of color within Time’s Up, we recognize that we have a responsibility to help right this wrong. We intend to shine a bright light on our WOC sisters in...

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Rosa Clemente Shares Her Story About Sexual Abuse #muteRKelly

Rosa Clemente — Mon, 14 May 2018 15:43:07 +0000

Last night I talked about the first time I was sexually abused at the age of 6, why we must #muteRKelly and the problem of abusers in Hip Hop culture. #muteRKelly #timesup #

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Hip Hop Breaking the Silence: An Open Letter To Our Beloved Community

Rosa Clemente — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 04:59:18 +0000

[PDF] April 18th, 2016 Contacts: Rosa Clemente, DJ Kuttin Kandi, Julie-C at reachiphop@gmail.com Hip Hop culture, founded in the Bronx in the early 70’s by Black and Brown working class youth, has always existed to facilitate a reclamation of space for the silenced majority and marginalized communities in the face of social, political, and economic oppression. Hip Hop has always embodied the core...

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Feminists We Love: Rosa Clemente

Rosa Clemente — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 22:09:18 +0000

An Interview by Tanisha C. Ford for The Feminist Wire. Rosa Clemente is an Afro-Puerto Rican grassroots community organizer, Hip-Hop activist, independent journalist, and scholar. She is a feminist we love because she boldly continues in the radical activist tradition of Assata Shakur. The Bronx native is a prominent voice of the Hip Hop generation. She has organized around the freedom of...

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Rosa Clemente Responds to Rick Ross Rape Lyric

Rosa Clemente — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:04:14 +0000

From Davey D: “The other day, long time Hip Hop activist and former Vice Presidential candidate for the Green Party Rosa Clemente responded to Rick Ross’s rape lyric with a stinging rebuttal that she posted on youtube.. It was a stark reminder of whats at stake in terms of whats at stake.. Clemente ask for men in Hip Hop to step up draw lines in the sand and protect the culture and the women...

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Rosa Clemente vs. Rick Ross

Rosa Clemente — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:20:53 +0000

Broadcasting live every friday from 6-8pm on 91.1fm, TRGGR Radio is a space of grassroots intellectual thought that seeks to inspire thoughts into action and TRGGR ideas into motion. This week Chris and Rec sat down with TRGGR family Rosa Clemente to critique Rick Ross’s recent lyric that promotes sexual assault. Recognizing this lyric as only one manifestation of a larger culture that is...

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Rosa Clemente and Talib Kweli

Rosa Clemente — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 02:09:37 +0000

Originally aired on April 1, 2013 and hosted by Marc Lamont Hill for the Huffington Post. “From Rick Ross to Lil Wayne, rappers are catching flack about their socially insensitive lyrics. But when do words cross the line and should lyrics be policed?” Guests: Jamilah Lemieux @JamilahLemieux (New York, NY) News and Lifestyle Editor at Ebony.com Rahiel Tesfamariam @RahielT (Washington, DC) Columnist...

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Remembering Lolita Lebrón with Rosa Clemente and Dr. Jared Ball

Rosa Clemente — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 23:32:17 +0000

https://soundcloud.com/imixwhatilike/remembering-lolita-lebr-n-w Daniel Ortega, president of Nicaragua, described Lolita Lebrón as “a symbol of the resistance of the peoples and of the constant battle for our sovereignties.” Lebrón (November 19, 1919 – August 1, 2010) was a Puerto Rican nationalist convicted of attempted murder after leading an assault on the United States House of Representatives...

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Vote Your Values: An Interview with Rosa Clemente

Rosa Clemente — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:48:19 +0000

Interview by Adele Nieves Rosa Clemente is one of the most prominent activists of our generation. She is a nationally renowned speaker, writer, and journalist – one of the most important independent journalists covering the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina – and in 2001 was a youth representative at the United Nations World Conference against Xenophobia, Racism, and Related Intolerance.

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Media: Who is Not Progressive

Rosa Clemente — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:16:56 +0000

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