Rosa Clemente

Disrupt the Chaos with Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Robin D.G. Kelley, Linda Sarsour, and Featured Guests

Rosa Clemente — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 21:58:44 +0000

Rosa Clemente with Robin D.G. Kelley – Disrupt the Chaos Rosa Clemente with Linda Sarsour – Disrupt the Chaos Rosa Clemente On Allyship And Confronting Anti-Blackness – NPR’s Latino USA The killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police sparked worldwide protests against racism and police brutality. To many, this moment seems inevitable — and for the Latinx community, it’s bringing up...

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Puerto Ricans Demonstrate How to Oust a Corrupt Leader

Rosa Clemente — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 20:05:11 +0000

Read the article on Common Dreams. The movement that forced Ricardo Rosselló to step down as governor of Puerto Rico is one of the largest in the island’s history. It unified people across the ideological and political spectrum toward a common purpose: ending the governor’s corrupt regime. On Monday, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in San Juan to demand “Ricky Renuncia.

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Hundreds of Thousands of Protesters Expected in Puerto Rico as Gov. Ricardo Rosselló Says He Won’t Resign. Here’s What to Know

Rosa Clemente — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 20:03:39 +0000

Read the article on Time.com Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans are expected to gather for the country’s largest protest in recent memory on Monday, declaring that they won’t stop until Gov. Ricardo Rosselló resigns. The mass protest comes a day after Rosselló announced he would not resign, but he would step down as leader of the New Progressive Party and that he would not seek re-election.

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Special Report From Puerto Rico’s Movement to Oust Governor

Rosa Clemente — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 20:01:47 +0000

Watch the video on Rising Up with Sonali FEATURING ROSA CLEMENTE – Mass protests continued in Puerto Rico on Monday, a day after embattled Governor Ricardo Rosselló pledged to not run for reelection. But about half a million of the island’s residents poured into the clogged streets of San Juan in what many considered the largest protests in history. The movement has adopted a rallying cry of...

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Rosa Clemente Inspires CSUB Students to Organize – California State University, Bakersfield

Rosa Clemente — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 17:04:16 +0000

Originally Published on Bakersfield.com Activist Rosa Clemente did not become the person she is today without some bumps along the road. The former vice presidential nominee and her suite mates were once accused of stealing from their white counterparts while at State University of New York at Albany. “All three of us had grown up in Westchester, so when the director of housing was like...

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“Surviving R. Kelly” Review with Rosa Clemente – Rising Up with Sonali

Rosa Clemente — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 16:55:22 +0000

Rising Up with Sonali‘s news correspondent Rosa Clemente reviews the powerful and disturbing new documentary series Surviving R. Kelly. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar, you can listen to the full episode here.

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Fat Joe Supports Afro-Latinos That Identify With African Culture And Religion – Vibe

Rosa Clemente — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 16:49:18 +0000

Watch the full interview at Vibe. Rosa Clemente, a Ph.D. candidate at UMass Amherst’s W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies shared her thoughts on black identity in Latin America with The Huffington Post. Afro-Latino is not about being black and Latino, Afro-Latina means to be a black Latina/Latino hence why the term Afro-Latino came about in the late ’70s,” she said.

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Love and Rage at the Border: An Artistic Uprising – The Laura Flanders Show

Rosa Clemente — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 16:34:31 +0000

In July 2019, The Laura Flanders Show joined an artistic uprising in El Paso, Texas with folks from One Billion Rising, La Mujer Obrera, and more, who rise against the systemic violence and denial of human rights that immigrants and refugees experience. Featured Guests: Rosemary Martínez President, Centro De Los Trabajadores Agricolas Fronterizos Eve Ensler Founder, One Billion Rising Cemelli de...

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Interview With Rosa Clemente on Organizing In the Renaissance Of Fascism – The Benjamin Dixon Show

Rosa Clemente — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 16:20:29 +0000

The Benjamin Dixon Show Episode 703 Benjamin Dixon spoke with organizer, activist, and independent journalist, Rosa Clemente, joined by Anoa Changa. We spoke about Puerto Rico, the diaspora, the renaissance of fascism and global white supremacy, as well as organizing, voting, and changing America. Enjoy this immensely important conversation. Listen to the Podcast...

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In The Thick: Rosa Clemente on Puerto Rico, Me Too and Hip Hop [Podcast]

Rosa Clemente — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 06:27:07 +0000

Listen to the podcast episode She was the first Latina to run for vice president with the Green Party in 2008, but Rosa Clemente has long been organizing for political and social change. Maria and Julio talk to Rosa about her organizing work, the rap industrial complex and her independent reporting on the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Want to read/watch more? Rosa talks to Rolling...

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