A Puerto Rican Woman Claims Her Place In The African Diaspora

June 20, 2007 by Rosa Clemente, Writer

Rosa Clemente, founder of the R.E.A.C.Hip Hop Coalition

An interesting thing happened to me the other day. I was told I am not Black. The kicker for me was when my friend said that the island of Puerto Rico was not a part of the African Diaspora. I wanted to go back to the old skool playground days and yell: "You said what about my momma?!" But after speaking to several friends, I found out that many Black Americans and Latinos agree with him. The miseducation of the Negro is still in effect!

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