Rosa Clemente

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Rosa Clemente
Clemente in 2017
Personal details
Born
Rosa Alicia Clemente

(1972-04-18) April 18, 1972 (age 52)
New York City, U.S.
Political partyGreen
EducationState University of New York,
Albany
(BA)
Cornell University (MPS)
University of Massachusetts,
Amherst

Rosa Alicia Clemente (born April 18, 1972) is an American

2008 U.S. presidential election.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Clemente was born and raised in

University of Albany and Cornell University. She is currently a doctoral student in the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies of University of Massachusetts Amherst.[4]

Clemente's academic work has focused on research of national liberation struggles within the United States, with a specific focus on the

independence of Puerto Rico
.

Journalism

Clemente has written for

The Source magazines. She has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, C-SPAN, Democracy Now! and Street Soldiers.[7][8] In 2001, she was a youth representative at the United Nations World Conference against Xenophobia, Racism and Related Intolerance in South Africa and in 2002 was named[citation needed] by Red Eye Magazine
as one of the top 50 Hip Hop Activists to look out for.

Activism

In 1995, she developed Know Thy Self Productions (KTSP), a full-service speakers bureau, production company and media consulting service.[9]

She attended the 75th Golden Globe Awards in 2018 as a guest of Susan Sarandon.[10]

Vice presidential campaign

In July 2008, Clemente was named the running mate of former Congresswoman

Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez presidential campaign
.

On Election Day, McKinney/Clemente received 161,797 votes (0.12% of the popular vote).

Personal life

Clemente was raised Catholic and identifies as an Afro-Latina Puerto Rican.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ Cynthia McKinney announces her VP pick
  2. ^ First All-Women-of-Color Presidential Ticket in US History
  3. ^ In conversation with a former Green Party candidate
  4. ^ "Rosa Clemente". Rosa Clemente. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  5. ^ Walk Like A Warrior
  6. ^ El Pueblo Unido
  7. ^ Black Life Is Treated with Short Worth
  8. ^ Two generations, two inspiring women
  9. ^ Revear, Eva. "Bigger than Civil Rights: Rosa Clemente talks Black Lives Matter and what we can do to see this fight through". Post Defiance. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  10. ^ CNWN Collection (January 8, 2018). "Golden Globes 2018: How to Support the Activists' Causes". Allure. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  11. ^ "First All-Women-of-Color Presidential Ticket in US History: Green Party Nominee Cynthia McKinney and Running Mate Rosa Clemente on War, Democracy and Hip Hop". Democracy Now. July 21, 2008. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  12. ^ "Who Is Black?". Rosa Clemente. June 10, 2001. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  13. ^ "Rosa Clemente on Jesus, Hip Hop and Kanye West". Retrieved October 29, 2022.

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Party political offices
Preceded by Green nominee for Vice President of the United States
2008
Succeeded by