Martha Diaz

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Martha Diaz
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Born(1969-07-29)July 29, 1969
NationalityColombian-American
OccupationFounder, Hip-Hop Education Center
Known forCommunity Organizer, Media Producer, Archivist, Curator, Educator, Social Entrepreneur

Martha Diaz is a Colombian-American community organizer, media producer, and social entrepreneur who is best known as the founder of the H2O International Film Festival.[1][2]

Career[]

Diaz started her career as an intern working for Ted Demme on the cable show Yo! MTV Raps.[3] Diaz has associate produced several documentaries including, Black August directed by Dream Hampton, Where My Ladies At? directed by Leba Haber-Rubinoff, and Nas: Time Is Illmatic directed by One9.[4][5]

Diaz has been a guest curator at NJ Performing Arts Center,[6] the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture - New York Public Library,[7][8] Museum of the Moving Image,[9] and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.[10]

Diaz was a part-time professor at New York University's Gallatin School from 2011 to 2015.[11][12]

Diaz in collaboration with Marcella Runell Hall created the "Hip-Hop Education Guidebook: Volume 1", a comprehensive collection of lesson plans and resources that educators can use to integrate hip-hop into their classroom curriculum. The book concept was inspired by Diaz, who founded and curated the Hip-Hop Education Summit with Patricia Wang from 2003 to 2005. In 2010, Diaz formed the Hip-Hop Education Center (H2ED) to formalize and unify the field of hip-hop based education.[13][14][15]

Diaz conducted the first national study on hip-hop education programs and initiatives in partnership with Pedro Noguera and Edward Fergus.[16] Diaz was a fellow at the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation[17] at the National Museum of American History (Smithsonian Institution). In 2008, Diaz was the recipient of the Catherine B. Reynolds Fellowship in Social Entrepreneurship.[18] In September 2014, Diaz was selected as a Community Scholar at Columbia University.[19]

Since 2004, Diaz has served as chair and executive director of the Hip-Hop Association, a community building 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The Hip-Hop Association received a Union Square Arts Award, which recognizes the central leadership role played by arts and culture in providing educational opportunities for young people, building collaborations and promoting social change.[20]

References[]

  1. ^ N.Y. Film Festival Highlights Hip-Hop - Billboard Nov 16, 2002
  2. ^ Seven Who Invent a Better Future - 2010
  3. ^ http://feministing.com/2007/04/07/martha_diaz_lady_of_hip_hop_1/ Feministing: Lady of Hip-Hop]
  4. ^ https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/archive/53208b2ec07f5df7d2000881-time-is-illmatic Tribeca Film Festival 2014]
  5. ^ ‘Nas: Time is Illmatic’ Team Talks Expanding 20-Year Hip-Hop Legacy - Black Enterprise October 6, 2014
  6. ^ http://www.onetwoonetwo.com/njpacs-alternate-routes-hip-hop-festival-april-7-9-2011/ Alternate Routes Hip Hop Festival]
  7. ^ https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/10/23/higher-learning-using-hip-hop-education-transform-schools-and-communities Higher Learning: Using Hip-Hop Education to Transform Schools and Communities]
  8. ^ "Hip-Hop Education Think Tank III: Legacy Building - Cultivating a Global Cipher from the Streets to the Classroom".
  9. ^ "Museum of the Moving Image - Programs - Made You Look: Documenting the Art, History, Power, and Politics of Hip-Hop Culture".
  10. ^ Hip Hop Education Center CEO Martha Diaz & The Academy’s Patrick Harrison Talk New Film - Ebony Mag May 24, 2017
  11. ^ http://gallatin.nyu.edu/academics/courses/2011/SP/CLI-UG1479_001.html
  12. ^ http://gallatin.nyu.edu/academics/courses/2015/SP/CLI-UG1436_001.html
  13. ^ Taking back the mic: Hip-hop as a STEM learning tool - Washington Post December 14, 2012
  14. ^ 3 life skills students can learn from hip-hop and technology - Amplify
  15. ^ http://goodnewsplanet.com/hip-hop-education-reaches-youth-in-low-income/ Hip-Hop Education Reaches Youth in Low-Income - Good News Planet TV October 31, 2011]
  16. ^ Teachers Use Hip Hop to Engage Students By Jason Koebler
  17. ^ Hip-Hop, the Collaborations Don't Stop
  18. ^ http://www.nyu.edu/reynolds/grad/alumni_html/new08_html/diaz.html Catherine B. Reynolds Fellowship
  19. ^ http://gca.columbia.edu/columbia-community-scholars-program-cohort-ii Columbia University Community Scholar
  20. ^ "Home".

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