DR. Rosa Alicia Clemente

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-petition to Bad Bunny: Make History By Not Performing at SuperBowl LX(60)

Rosa Clemente — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 01:58:35 +0000

https://c.org/4jQkxqJNtg An Open Letter to Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Benito, bueno: 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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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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Disrupt the Chaos with Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Robin D.G. Kelley, Linda Sarsour, and Featured Guests

Rosa Clemente — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 21:58:44 +0000

Rosa Clemente with Robin D.G. Kelley – Disrupt the Chaos Rosa Clemente with Linda Sarsour – Disrupt the Chaos Rosa Clemente On Allyship And Confronting Anti-Blackness – NPR’s Latino USA The killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police sparked worldwide protests against racism and police brutality. To many, this moment seems inevitable — and for the Latinx community, it’s bringing up...

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Puerto Ricans Demonstrate How to Oust a Corrupt Leader

Rosa Clemente — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 20:05:11 +0000

Read the article on Common Dreams. The movement that forced Ricardo Rosselló to step down as governor of Puerto Rico is one of the largest in the island’s history. It unified people across the ideological and political spectrum toward a common purpose: ending the governor’s corrupt regime. On Monday, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in San Juan to demand “Ricky Renuncia.

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Hundreds of Thousands of Protesters Expected in Puerto Rico as Gov. Ricardo Rosselló Says He Won’t Resign. Here’s What to Know

Rosa Clemente — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 20:03:39 +0000

Read the article on Time.com Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans are expected to gather for the country’s largest protest in recent memory on Monday, declaring that they won’t stop until Gov. Ricardo Rosselló resigns. The mass protest comes a day after Rosselló announced he would not resign, but he would step down as leader of the New Progressive Party and that he would not seek re-election.

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Special Report From Puerto Rico’s Movement to Oust Governor

Rosa Clemente — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 20:01:47 +0000

Watch the video on Rising Up with Sonali FEATURING ROSA CLEMENTE – Mass protests continued in Puerto Rico on Monday, a day after embattled Governor Ricardo Rosselló pledged to not run for reelection. But about half a million of the island’s residents poured into the clogged streets of San Juan in what many considered the largest protests in history. The movement has adopted a rallying cry of...

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Rosa Clemente Inspires CSUB Students to Organize – California State University, Bakersfield

Rosa Clemente — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 17:04:16 +0000

Originally Published on Bakersfield.com Activist Rosa Clemente did not become the person she is today without some bumps along the road. The former vice presidential nominee and her suite mates were once accused of stealing from their white counterparts while at State University of New York at Albany. “All three of us had grown up in Westchester, so when the director of housing was like...

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