Clark College in Vancouver will honor the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Wednesday, January 18, with “Transformation: A New Era of Social Activism,” a keynote address delivered by Rosa Clemente.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held in Gaiser Student Center on Clark’s main campus from noon to 1:30 p.m.
Clemente (http://rosaclemente.net/) is co-founder of the National Hip-Hop Political Convention and a leading scholar on Afro-Latinx identity. From Harvard to prisons, Clemente 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, Clemente has been a constant presence through the many political struggles facing Black and Latinx people in the 21st century. She has sat on various boards throughout her career including Black Lives Matter, the National Priorities Project, The Brecht Forum, and the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. Additionally,Clemente served as the Green Party’s candidate for Vice President in the 2008 U.S. election.
Clemente was previously interviewed on KBOO by Paul Roland and Mic Crenshaw in 2013: http://kboo.fm/media/17114-martin-luther-king-jrs-false-heirs-2013s-50th-anniversary-i-have-dream-speech and has appeared numerous times on Hard Knock Radio, including this episode last year: http://kboo.fm/media/50137-hard-knock-radio-053016
- KBOO