Comments for DR. Rosa Alicia Clemente

Comment on Rosa Clemente Duo by E. D. Mustafa

E. D. Mustafa — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 03:29:52 +0000

Saw you on Roland and youtube—-Sister awakens Black people are very PROUD of you. I was raised in the Nation of Islam and we were always taught that Latino people are family and part of the 12 tribes as the Native Americans….THERE IS ALOT of Black Porte Ricans, Mexicans in the Nation of Islam……………stay strong keep-up the good work. See you on the Battlefield against White supremacy.

Comment on The True Story of Hurricane Maria and Puerto Rico by LaLa

LaLa — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 14:14:24 +0000

Just when I think news about Puerto Rico can’t get any worse. Thank you for sharing this. As depressing as it is, it’s empowering to know exactly what we’re dealing with.

Comment on 2018 Keynote Address at the Living The Legacy of Nonviolence Mid-South Peace & Justice Center by Sonita Wong

Sonita Wong — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 22:37:22 +0000

Mrs. Clemente your speech was just Fantastic!!!

Comment on Three actions you can take to defend Puerto Rico #PRontheMap by Rachel Barr

Rachel Barr — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 21:33:11 +0000

I think that while its important to keep pressure on givernment, people should continue to send things. I think its wrong for Ms. Clemente to call for people to stop sending things. Im for Independence.

Comment on Three actions you can take to defend Puerto Rico #PRontheMap by Loren Dann

Loren Dann — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 02:24:17 +0000

I was moved by your words at the women’s convention.
How can I help educate my students? How can we help? We call congress daily.
We are your accomplices

Comment on Three actions you can take to defend Puerto Rico #PRontheMap by Joan

Joan — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 15:42:27 +0000

You are so right !!!!

Comment on Not in our name: A Puerto Rican White Supremacist in Charlottesville – By Rosa Clemente by Jackie Julty

Jackie Julty — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 14:24:13 +0000

Hi Rosa:
Thanks for this article. Back in the day, I remember hearing a saying in the Puerto Rican community in NYC- ” y tu abuela, Donde esta?”(I’m biracial, Carribean-American and European-Jewish American, but I hung out in the Latino community as a youth) Jackie Julty

Comment on Not in our name: A Puerto Rican White Supremacist in Charlottesville – By Rosa Clemente by Eric marrow

Eric marrow — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 14:40:04 +0000

I want to thank you for this eye opening article. I come from s neighborhood where black and Spanish Americans live side by side. I never saw a difference between the two. I was employed by the Department of Corrections and right away saw the separation between the two races, I was totally shocked. One Spanish officer treated me with great kindness, until she found out I was light skinned black, she never spoke to me again! It was sad but also an eye opener that I did not understand. The separation between the inmates was so obvious. Too come from neighborhoods and schools where we coexisted, to being in an environment that was harsh to begin with and seeing the violence amongst ourselves. Thank you for your article, I hope we all realize our connected heritage.

Comment on Not in our name: A Puerto Rican White Supremacist in Charlottesville – By Rosa Clemente by Faustino Vázquez

Faustino Vázquez — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 13:01:19 +0000

I agree with most of what your articles says except the part of Latinx. From what I’ve learned and studied, X means without name or identity. I don’t describe myself as latino, not since i studied and learned about my heritage and culture. I was born and raised in NYC and also lived in Puerto Rico for 8 yrs, where people would refer to me as Nuyorican. I ALWAYS corrected them and let them know that no matter where i was born or where i live, I’m Puerto Rican! Nuyorican is just another stereotype as far as I’m concerned. The Young Lords had an office in my neighborhood when i was growing up. I read the book they wrote and agree very much with Felipe Luciano and Pablo Guzman, among others. If you’ve never heard Felipe Luciano recite the poem “Jibaro, my pretty nigger…” you should treat yourself. I will ALWAYS identify myself as Puerto Rican, not latino or latinx or anything else. Even on job applications i cross it out and write Puerto Rican. All Spanish- speaking people decend from different nations and i refuse to be bunched in with everyone else, because that’s how white america sees us all; “those hispanic people.” Also, i don’t know if you have ever lived in Puerto Rico, but unless you have, you can’t really get a feel for what’s going on in the island. I was accepted by my family and friends, but rejected by those who have different political views. Like one of the persons who also replied to your article said, racism exists in Puerto Rico, Boricua contra Boricua. That really breaks my heart. I long to see my country a free nation one day, but until we’re able to remove all those traitors who are selling it off piece by piece and those who bend their knees to yankee imperialism, like this jerk you wrote about, that will never happen. Que Viva Puerto Rico Libre!

Comment on Not in our name: A Puerto Rican White Supremacist in Charlottesville – By Rosa Clemente by Ibrahim Pedro Al Boreeqee

Ibrahim Pedro Al Boreeqee — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 09:08:47 +0000

Rosa,
Well said and well written. I am a white skinned Puertorriqueño who like all of us Puertorriqueños come from a very mixed family genetically. My Great Great Grandfather was Black, we have Arab, we have Turkish, we have Spanish, even Japanese blood in my family. I can’t say for sure if we have Taíno but I don’t discount it. In my family we have Catholics, Pentecostals, Mormons, Jews and even Muslims. I also am a Muslim for the las 17 years. My wife us is a Black Kuwaiti, infact I live in Kuwait. We s should be proud of ALL our heritages instead of hiding it. In Puerto Rico we have a “passive” racism where Trigeñas will call themselves white and evn Black women with “good hair” will call themselves white. What we must also remember is that racism is found everywhere. When I lived in the US, whites hated me for Latino, blacks hated me for white, Latinos hated me for Puertorriqueño and Nuyoricans hated me for not being dressing in Puerto Rican flags head to toe. The when I became Muslim everyone hated me. Bigotry must be fought in al its forms.