Marta Moreno Vega

Marta Moreno Vega
Born (1952-01-03) January 3, 1952
East Harlem
New York U.S.
Nationality United States
Occupation Founder, CCCADI
Years active 1969-present

Marta Moreno Vega (born January 3, 1952) is the founder of the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI). She led El Museo del Barrio, is one of the founders of the Association of Hispanic Arts, and founded the Network of Centers of Color and the Roundtable of Institutions of Colors.[1][2] Vega is also a visual artist and an Afro-Latina activist.[3][4]

Early life and education

Vega was born in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York City. Her family is of Yoruba origin and she describes herself as Afro-Puerto Rican. Her parents were born in Puerto Rico: her mother in Caguas and her father in Loiza, Puerto Rico.[5]

She received her B.A. and M.A. in Education from New York University and in 1995 received a PhD in African Studies from Temple University.[6]

Career

Vega taught history and arts-in-education in junior high and high schools in New York City.[6]

From 1969 to 1974, she was a founder and the director of El Museo del Barrio.[7]

In 1976, she was the founder and director of the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) in New York City. In January 2018, Vega became an advisor to the Board of Directors, with Margarita Rosa, Esq. taking on the role of interim director of CCCADI.[8]

From 1996 to 2000, she was an assistant professor at Baruch College of City University of New York.

From 2000 to the present, she serves as co-director of the Global Afro-Latino and Caribbean Initiative at Hunter College.

Vega helped found the Association of Hispanic Arts and Network of Centers of Color, as well as other cultural organizations.

Additionally, Vega is a leading researcher on Yoruba culture and religion.

She has taught at San Juan's Center for Advanced Studies of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean

Vega was one of five New Yorkers[9] featured in the HBO documentary by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders called The Latino List.[10][11]

Vega was the inspiration for Guardians of the Infinity 3 heroine, Abuela Estela.[12]

In 2018, Vega was featured in the Brooklyn Museum's exhibit, Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–1985.[3]

Honors

  • Barnard College, Distinguished Visiting Gildersleeve Professor
  • Association of American Cultures, Crystal Stairs Award
  • Multicultural Council of New York City, Mosaic Award

Personal life

She has two children: Sergio and Omar Vega. Although she grew up in the Catholic religion, she rejected that religion and now practices Santería.[11][13][14]

Works and publications

  • Vega, Marta Moreno (2000). The Altar of My Soul: The Living Traditions of Santería (1st ed.). New York: One World. ISBN 978-0-307-56710-9. OCLC 948132659.
  • Vega, Marta Moreno (2004). When the Spirits Dance Mambo: Growing Up Nuyorican in El Barrio (1st ed.). New York: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-307-54921-1. OCLC 682188980.

References

  1. ↑ Sesin, Carmen (15 September 2014). "Meet The Latinos Who Are Preserving Our Heritage". NBC News.
  2. ↑ Strickland, L N'Zinga (6 September 2007). "Marta Vega: Educating the Diaspora for 30 years". New York Amsterdam News (Volume 98, Issue 37). New York, N.Y. pp. 23, 48. ISSN 0028-7121.
  3. 1 2 Hermo, Carmen (23 April 2018). "Nominate a Radical Woman: Carmen Hermo" (Video). Brooklyn Museum.
  4. ↑ Hinojosa, Maria; Vega, Marta Moreno (4 March 2016). "Marta Moreno Vega" (Audio interview). Latino USA. NPR.
  5. ↑ Ramirez, Tanisha Love (18 September 2012). "Latina Spotlight: Dr. Marta Moreno Vega". Latinas Think Big.
  6. 1 2 Bates News (3 December 2008). "Authority on Yoruba influence inaugurates Schomburg Speaker Series". Bates College.
  7. ↑ "Timeline" (PDF). El Museo del Barrio. February 2014.
  8. ↑ "New Chapter for CCCADI and Dr. Marta Moreno Vega" (Press release). CCCADI. 18 January 2018.
  9. ↑ Fabian, Monika (17 August 2011). "Brooklyn Museum reveals who's on 'The Latino List'". New York Daily News.
  10. ↑ Rivas, Jorge (28 September 2011). "HBO's 'Latino List' Shows Complexities of Being Latino in the U.S." ColorLines.
  11. 1 2 Bolongaro, Kait (14 October 2011). "Defining America's Latino Experiences". Schema Magazine.
  12. ↑ Rodriguez, Mathew (11 March 2016). "'Guardians of the Galaxy' Character Groot Has Puerto Rican Roots in New Comic". Mic.
  13. ↑ Lee, Laura. "Marta Moreno Vega". Conversation for Exploration.
  14. ↑ Lee, Laura (12 October 2000). "Marta Moreno Vega: The Santeria Tradition". Conversation for Exploration.


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