Uncategorized – DR. Rosa Alicia Clemente

the black puerto rican radical tradition,Disrupting anti-Blackness and latinidad

Rosa Clemente — Sat, 02 May 2026 15:06:12 +0000

A Five-Week Seminar with Rosa Alicia ClementeI am a Black Puerto Rican organizer, educator, independent journalist, Associate producer and a historical consultant of the two time Oscar winning Judas and the Black Messiah, produced by Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler, directo Shaka King and Charles King. I was also the first Afro-Latina woman to run for […]

Rosa Clemente — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 02:00:59 +0000

Mar 2, 2026 | Uncategorized Here is what plenty of us already understand, even if we often keep it to ourselves: Latinidad is anti-Black. It has been from the start. And those of us who are Black Latinx need to stop treating it like it can hold us. History is not subtle about this. According to Dr. Michel Gobat, the idea of a shared “Latin” identity in the Americas takes shape in the middle of the...

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The Unbearable Whiteness of Latinidad

Rosa Clemente — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 01:15:15 +0000

Here is what plenty of us already understand, even if we often keep it to ourselves: Latinidad is anti-Black. It has been from the start. And those of us who are Black Latinx need to stop treating it like it can hold us. History is not subtle about this. According to Dr. Michel Gobat, the idea of a shared “Latin” identity in the Americas takes shape in the middle of the nineteenth century...

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Open Letter to Bad Bunny: Make History By Not Performing at SuperBowl LX(60)

Rosa Clemente — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 01:33:53 +0000

An Open Letter to Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Benito, bueno: https://c.org/4jQkxqJNtg 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 millions living in terror. You spoke truth to power in a moment when so many are afraid to speak at all, but words must become action: ICE is a...

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Empire, Domestic Terrorism and Why Bad Bunny Should Not Perform at the Super Bowl

Rosa Clemente — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:45:15 +0000

JANUARY 22, 2026 Harry Belafonte:“My responsibility as an artist is to uplift, to inspire, to motivate, to provoke, to agitate, and to liberate; artists are the gatekeepers of the truth. We are civilization’s radical voice.” Lolita Lebron:“Before God and the world, my blood claims the independence of Puerto Rico. I give myself for the freedom of my country. This is a cry for victory in our...

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