Oct 30, 2016 | Electoral Politics, Writing
In this print-exclusive Ebony Magazine article, Rosa Clemente makes a forceful case for thinking outside of the two boxes. View the pdf.
Aug 17, 2016 | Afro-Latinx, Electoral Politics, Women Of Color, Writing
Article written by Rosa Clemente First published by PBS NewsHour When the United States Constitution was fully ratified on June 21, 1788, neither white women, black women nor black men were considered full citizens of this nation. In fact black people, free or...
Aug 17, 2016 | Afro-Latinx, Electoral Politics, Women Of Color, Writing
Article written by Rosa Clemente First published by PBS NewsHour I left the Democratic Party in 2000. At that time, I got the chance to hear Ralph Nader speak while he was running as the Green Party presidential candidate. He exposed so much for me. Having spent five...
Aug 20, 2014 | Black Lives Matter, Media Appearances, Police, Writing
An hour ago, a group including poet Jessica Care Moore, Talib Kweli, folks from the Fellowship of Reconciliation, Philip Agnew of the Dream Defenders, Bgyrl ForLife Malik from Occupy the Hood, Trymaine Lee from MSNBC and many others were chased like animals by the...
Jul 31, 2014 | Palestine, Writing
I am getting messages from concerned friends about my stance on Israel. Let me be clear I have been fighting Zionists since my days at SUNY-Albany, when I was in Albany State University Black Alliance, when I was president of ASUBA and when I was director of...
Apr 4, 2014 | Audio, Electoral Politics, Workers' Rights, Writing
After Chokwe Lumumba was elected mayor of Jackson, MI on June 4th, 2013, Rosa Clemente sat down to interview the community-organizer, human rights lawyer, and mayor-elect. He reflected on the role of local electoral politics, human rights activism, strategic...
