osa Clemente, a native of the South Bronx, is one of the most raw, honest, political, social, and cultural voices in the country. From Harvard to prisons, Rosa has spent her life dedicated to scholar activism. She is currently a doctoral student in the W.E.B. Dubois department of UMASS-Amherst. Throughout her scholarly career, Rosa has been a constant on the ground presence through the many political struggles facing Black and Latinx people in the 21st century.
Renowned Afro-Latinx leader Rosa Clemente sits down with Abby Martin to discuss her experience running for Vice President, organizing in the Trump era, advice for new activists, identity politics and more
Dr. Rosa Alicia Clemente is a Black-Puerto Rican woman born and raised in the Bronx, NY. She is an organizer, producer, independent journalist and scholar-activist. In 2008, Clemente made herstory when she became the first Afro/Black-Latina to run for Vice-President of the United States on the Green Party ticket. She and her running mate, Cynthia McKinney are, to this date, the only women of color ticket in U.S. Presidential history.
What is equity in higher education? What does it mean and what does it look like? In this talk, Dr. Rosa Alicia Clemente lays bare the inequities that exist on college campuses across race, ethnicity, and gender. She discusses the varied ways inequality shows up, including in institutional structures, policies and procedures, resource allocation, academic equity and access, curriculum and pedagogy, hiring and promotion, and campus climate and culture. She shares a framework to advance anti-racism strategies across college campuses and offers tools to help create more diverse and inclusive educational spaces.



















