Jan 15, 2018 | Black Lives Matter, Media Appearances, Police
View the episode & speakers here Dr. King once said: “A riot is the language of the unheard.” Indeed, nowadays, a riot is often the language of the continually oppressed, unheard citizens who are still not afforded the same general rights as their white...
Nov 18, 2017 | Journalism, Puerto Rico, Rising Up with Sonali
Produced for Rising Up with Sonali. It has been 2 months since the devastating Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico leaving majority of the island without power, clean water, access to healthcare, medicine, and food. Even as Puerto Ricans struggle toward recovery the New...
Nov 9, 2017 | Afro-Latinx, Puerto Rico
Watch this video on YouTube The Borough of Manhattan Community College Social Justice Series presents: Keynote Speaker Rosa Clemente Meet Rosa Clemente–organizer, hip hop scholar, journalist, and 2008 Vice-Presidential Candidate (Green Party) for an evening of...
Oct 13, 2017 | Journalism, Puerto Rico, Rising Up with Sonali
Produced for Rising Up with Sonali. Donald Trump has threatened on Twitter to pull Federal Emergency workers out of Puerto Rico, despite the fact that a majority of the island’s residents are still without power, clean water, or a steady source of food and medicine....
Oct 8, 2017 | Journalism, Puerto Rico, Video
#PRontheMap “What we have now is a total catastrophe. Both humanitarian and political. We need to stop sending things. We need to pressure politically.” Three Actions YOU Can Take TODAY. Do your part. 1) Share Our Stories. 2) DEMAND that Congress...
Sep 27, 2017 | Journalism, Puerto Rico, Rising Up with Sonali
Produced for Rising Up with Sonali. Donald Trump has announced he will head to Puerto Rico next Tuesday to survey the devastation from Hurricane Maria. The storm was the worst to hit the island in nearly 90 years and has left behind huge areas with no running water,...
Aug 17, 2017 | Afro-Latinx, Black Lives Matter, Journalism, Puerto Rico
UPDATE 8/18/2017: I have confirmed that is was not Alex Ramos who was in the Vice News video climbing into a van with David Duke, but it was a man with a Puerto Rican flag. Additionally, it was Alex Ramos who assaulted teacher and artist DeAndre Harris. I am a Black...
Aug 17, 2017 | Audio, Black Lives Matter, Electoral Politics, Media Appearances
“This is about us being able to live our lives.” – Rosa Clemente Listen to the Podcast at PoliticallyReactive.com Kamau and Hari dive deep into the events that stirred the nation this past weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia. One of the largest...
Jun 26, 2017 | Audio, Black Lives Matter, Hip Hop, Media Appearances, Police, Puerto Rico
Listen to Rosa Clemente and Davey D of Hard Knock Radio discuss Puerto Rico, Anti-Blackness, and Philando Castile. Listen on KPFA
