Former Green Party Vice Presidential Candidate
Rosa Clemente
The Green Institute has commissioned Rosa Clemente to write four articles describing her issues and her experience in the campaign with Presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney.
Rosa's first article is called "Why President Elect Barack Obama is not the first Hip Hop President" and was just published by the Green Institute.
It has been 45 days since the Hip Hop generation helped usher in the first Black male President of the United States of America. Since that historic night, many within Hip Hop culture, like writer Greg Kot of the Boston Globe, entrepreneur Russell Simmons, artists Common, Jay-Z and P. Diddy, have declared President-Elect Obama the first Hip Hop president. In my humble opinion they are wrong, dead wrong. It does not matter how many Hip Hop pundits, non-profit organizations, and recognizable figures within the culture declare it. Much like an MC or B-Girl battle, I'm ready to challenge that declaration.
Read the full article here. Rosa's future articles for the Green Institute will look at violence against immigrants and her vision for the Green Party, among other issues. Please check back for these articles.
Rosa lives in North Carolina with her family.
