Oct 14, 2018 | Audio, Journalism, Puerto Rico
Listen to the Podcast The United States invaded Puerto Rico in 1898, and as colonists, Puerto Ricans—since 1917, “U.S. citizens”—have endured atrocities ranging from assassinations and bombings to covert mass sterilizations and incarcerations, and the island for...
Oct 14, 2018 | Afro-Latinx, Black Lives Matter, Electoral Politics
Rosa Clemente spoke on September 15th at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, as a part of her 2018 national speaking...
Sep 28, 2018 | Electoral Politics, Journalism
Next will be the firing of Robert Muller and hacking the elections so they win. It does not seem we can stop this. I do not see movements that are capable of bringing millions into the street that is necessary in order to stop this machine. Twitter and hashtags are...
Aug 30, 2018 | Films, Journalism, Puerto Rico, Video
Watch this video on YouTube Loíza is a town that was founded by runaway (Cimarrones) Africans in the 1600s. It is now home to Puerto Rico’s largest African descendant community. Amidst the devastation of hurricane Maria and ongoing systemic racism in Puerto...
Aug 20, 2018 | Afro-Latinx, Black Lives Matter, Media Appearances
“Having Amara La Negra and Cardi B really has changed how a lot of younger Latino women are seeing themselves racially… But if you’re saying you’re Afro Latino and ‘I don’t like Black Lives Matter’ then you’re not dealing with Anti-Blackness. You’re just saying...
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Aug 10, 2018 | Films, Journalism, Migration, Video
Watch this video on YouTube Mijente took to the streets in a Day of Action in San Diego…their message was loud and clear: #FreeOurFuture #ShutDownSessions #AbolishICE #ShutDownOperationStreamline. Credits: JLove Calderon Director Rosa Clemente Executive...
Jun 12, 2018 | Journalism, Puerto Rico
Rosa Clemente opens up about her difficult decision that was sparked by the newly-revealed Hurricane Maria casualties. By Tessa Stuart On Sunday, throngs of people lined Sixth Avenue in Manhattan for the 61st annual National Puerto Rican Day Parade. Rosa Clemente...
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Jun 6, 2018 | Films, Journalism, Puerto Rico, Video
Watch this video on YouTube “We still don’t have the basic things that are essentially human rights.” – Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Carmen Yulin Cruz Learn more at...
Jun 3, 2018 | Puerto Rico, Rising Up with Sonali, Video
Rosa Clemente is a community organizer, active with Black Lives Matter, freelance journalist, 2008 Green Party Vice Presidential candidate, and currently a doctoral candidate in the W.E.B. DuBois Department of AfroAmerican Studies at the University of...
Jun 3, 2018 | Films, Journalism, Puerto Rico, Video
Watch this video on YouTube On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico. A category 4 storm, it was the strongest hurricane to hit the island in almost a century. Now, the people of Puerto Rico are hungry, homeless and dying. Many towns lack...
