Tag: Rosa Clemente

  • A growing community of young, black, and indigenous people are questioning the very identity underpinning Hispanic Heritage Month.

  • cannot tell you how many times in the past few years I have been asked, “Why are you here? You are not Black.” “Why are you here? You are a non-Black person of color.” What many movement people, leaders, foot soldiers and woke folks fail to understand is that, in America, the binary of Black…

  • In 1993, I was a student at the State University of New York-Albany when Dr. Marta Moreno Vega came to speak on our campus. Until that evening, I had never heard the term Afro-Latina. In fact, I had just learned what it meant when someone said “African descendant.” See, even though I had grown up…

  • Activist, journalist and scholar Rosa Clemente sat down with Jared Ball for this extended 3-part interview about her life, work and politics.

  • La melaza que llora: How to Keep the Term Afro-Latino from Losing Its Power Latino Rebels 2015-10-16 Jason Nichols, Lecturer in African American Studies University of Maryland Me quiere hacer pensar/ que soy parte de una trilogía racial/ donde todo el mundo es igual/ sin trato especial/ se perdonar/ eres tú que no sabe disculpar/…

  • Goucher Social Justice Committee Presents: Rosa Clemente Goucher College Kelly Lecture Hall 1021 Dulaney Valley Road Baltimore, Maryland Thursday, 2015-10-29, 18:00 EDT (Local Time) Rosa Clemente is a Black Puerto Rican grassroots organizer, hip-hop activist, journalist, and entrepreneur. She was the vice presidential running mate of 2008 Green Party Presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney in the…

  • An Evening with Hip Hop Scholar/Activist and 2008 Green Party Vice Presidential Candidate, Rosa Clemente Yemaya Pictures California State University, Los Angeles 2014-05-08, 20:00 PDT 5151 State University Drive Annenberg Science Building 132 (Science Building Wing B, Lecture Hall) Los Angeles, California 90032 From May 8, 2014. The Pan-African Studies Department at California State University,…

  • Who is Black? The Final Call 2001-07-10 Rosa Clemente, Guest Columnist Rosa Clemente Yesterday, an interesting thing happened to me. I was told I am not Black. The kicker for me was when my friend stated that the island of Puerto Rico was not a part of the African Diaspora. I wanted to go back…

  • CNN Contributing Producer Probes Lingering Pain of the ‘One Drop’ Rule ColorLines: News for Action 2012-12-07 Akiba Solomon, Columnist, Gender Matters New York, New York Keep the concept of privilege-clinging in the back of your mind as you check out the work and words of Dr. Yaba Blay, the driving force behind “Who Is Black…

  • The One Drop Rule: How Black Are You? Crème Magazine 2012-02-29 Jessica Thorpe “Say it loud, I’m Black and I’m proud!”  The James Brown classic shed light on the revolution of how descendants of the African Diaspora would begin to self-identify.  Replacing racial identification terms such as “negro” and “colored,” the use of the word…