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...
![Abolish ICE – Mijente Day of Action [Video]](https://rosaclemente.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/free-our-future-1080x675.jpg)
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...
![Mortality in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria [PDF Report]](https://rosaclemente.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/official-death-count-1-1080x675.png)
Jun 3, 2018 | Puerto Rico
BACKGROUND Quantifying the effect of natural disasters on society is critical for recovery of public health services and infrastructure. The death toll can be difficult to assess in the aftermath of a major disaster. In September 2017, Hurricane Maria caused massive...
May 14, 2018 | #TimesUp, Feminism, Hip Hop
To Our Fellow Women of Color: We see you. We hear you. Because we are you. For too long, our community has ignored our pain. The pain we bear is a burden that too many women of color have had to bear for centuries. The wounds run deep. As women of color within Time’s...
May 14, 2018 | Feminism, Hip Hop, Video
Watch this video on YouTube Last night I talked about the first time I was sexually abused at the age of 6, why we must #muteRKelly and the problem of abusers in Hip Hop culture. #muteRKelly #timesup...
