Sep 27, 2017 | Journalism, Puerto Rico, Rising Up with Sonali
Produced for Rising Up with Sonali. Donald Trump has announced he will head to Puerto Rico next Tuesday to survey the devastation from Hurricane Maria. The storm was the worst to hit the island in nearly 90 years and has left behind huge areas with no running water,...
Aug 17, 2017 | Afro-Latinx, Black Lives Matter, Journalism, Puerto Rico
UPDATE 8/18/2017: I have confirmed that is was not Alex Ramos who was in the Vice News video climbing into a van with David Duke, but it was a man with a Puerto Rican flag. Additionally, it was Alex Ramos who assaulted teacher and artist DeAndre Harris. I am a Black...
Jun 26, 2017 | Audio, Black Lives Matter, Hip Hop, Media Appearances, Police, Puerto Rico
Listen to Rosa Clemente and Davey D of Hard Knock Radio discuss Puerto Rico, Anti-Blackness, and Philando Castile. Listen on KPFA
Jun 21, 2017 | Media Appearances, Puerto Rico, Rising Up with Sonali
First published on Rising Up with Sonali FEATURING ROSA CLEMENTE – News reports this week celebrated a vote held in Puerto Rico, a colony of the US, as being overwhelmingly in favor of statehood. The idea of Puerto Rico as the US’s 51st state is a seductive one but...
Jun 12, 2017 | Media Appearances, Puerto Rico, Video
“United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell” explores Puerto Rican culture and politics. Activist Rosa Clemente explains her belief that the commonwealth’s tie to the United States was never a choice. Watch the episode on cnn.com
Jun 11, 2017 | Media Appearances, Political Prisoners, Puerto Rico
Join freedom fighter Oscar Lopez Rivera in Springfield, MA on June 21st, 2017!
