JOURNALISM FROM ROSA CLEMENTE
Speaking Truth To Power
Rosa Clemente vs. Rick Ross
Broadcasting live every friday from 6-8pm on 91.1fm, TRGGR Radio is a space of grassroots intellectual thought that seeks to inspire thoughts into action and TRGGR ideas into motion. This week Chris and Rec sat down with TRGGR family Rosa Clemente to critique Rick...
Rosa Clemente and Talib Kweli
Originally aired on April 1, 2013 and hosted by Marc Lamont Hill for the Huffington Post. "From Rick Ross to Lil Wayne, rappers are catching flack about their socially insensitive lyrics. But when do words cross the line and should lyrics be policed?" Guests: Jamilah...
Why Did Kimani Gray Have to Die?
"He was slaughtered, and I want to know why. Carol Gray, the mother of 16-year-old Kimani Gray, tearfully addressed reporters last week following the shooting death of her son at the hands of two NYPD officers. Kimani’s killing is not just a case of police brutality,...
Not Ready To Die But Wanting To Die: Depression, Hip Hop and the Death of Chris Lighty
“We need a very serious and healing discussion on depression for the Hip Hop generation. As one who suffers from depression myself, it breaks my heart to see those lose this very difficult and often lonely battle.” - After hearing of Chris Lighty’s death 8/30/12 Right...
The Stigma of Incarceration – Panel at Mount Holyoke College
[bigbutton url="http://trggradio.org/stigma-of-incarceration-panel-mount-holyoke-college/" color="red"]Listen to the Panel hosted on TRGGR Radio[/bigbutton] The Untouchable Caste of the United States: The Stigma of Incarceration and the Metamorphosis of Legal...
Immigrants Presente!: Going Beyond the DREAM Act, Imposed Borders, and Latinidad
La Sociedad Latina and Student Immigrant Movement (SIM) welcomed Rosa Clemente for a discussion on the DREAM Act and Immigration Reform. Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA 10/11/2011
Towards a Radical Critique of Hip Hop Culture
This panel, held at the National Conference for Media Reform in Boston on April 9, analyzed the political trajectory of hip hop culture. The panelists spoke about their current work in articulating new perspectives on hip-hop, organizing and scholarship relative to...
“Left of Black” featuring Rosa Clemente and 9th Wonder
This episode was conducted on March 21st, 2011 by Mark Anthony Neal, Duke University Professor and host of Left of Black. Left of Black host Mark Anthony Neal is joined by Rosa Clemente, the 2008 Green Party Vice-Presidential candidate in a conversation about the...
Remembering Lolita Lebrón with Rosa Clemente and Dr. Jared Ball
Daniel Ortega, president of Nicaragua, described Lolita Lebrón as "a symbol of the resistance of the peoples and of the constant battle for our sovereignties." Lebrón (November 19, 1919 – August 1, 2010) was a Puerto Rican nationalist convicted of attempted murder...
Perpetual War Equals Perpetual Poverty
Breaking the Silence: Perpetual War = Perpetual Poverty MLK Day Rally and March Keynote: Rosa Clemente, Green Party 2008 VP Candidate Birmingham, AL 1/18/2010
Why President Elect Barack Obama is Not the First Hip Hop President
"Each generation out of relative obscurity, must discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it." - Frantz Fanon It has been 45 days since the Hip Hop generation helped usher in the first Black male President of the United States of America. Since that historic night,...
Vote Your Values: An Interview with Rosa Clemente
Interview by Adele Nieves Rosa Clemente is one of the most prominent activists of our generation. She is a nationally renowned speaker, writer, and journalist – one of the most important independent journalists covering the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina – and in 2001...
Media: Who is Not Progressive
Rosa Clemente Interviewed by Socialist Appeal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syY5t8wO2Dk John Peterson, editor of Socialist Appeal, interviews Rosa Clemente, vice presidential candidate of the Power to the People Campaign, after the protests of the RNC in St. Paul, MN.
