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
Jun 21, 2017 | Media Appearances, Puerto Rico, Rising Up with Sonali
First published on Rising Up with Sonali FEATURING ROSA CLEMENTE – News reports this week celebrated a vote held in Puerto Rico, a colony of the US, as being overwhelmingly in favor of statehood. The idea of Puerto Rico as the US’s 51st state is a seductive one but...
Jun 12, 2017 | Media Appearances, Puerto Rico, Video
“United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell” explores Puerto Rican culture and politics. Activist Rosa Clemente explains her belief that the commonwealth’s tie to the United States was never a choice. Watch the episode on cnn.com
Jun 11, 2017 | Media Appearances, Political Prisoners, Puerto Rico
Join freedom fighter Oscar Lopez Rivera in Springfield, MA on June 21st, 2017!
