Martha Diaz

Martha Diaz
Born (1969-07-29)July 29, 1969
Nationality Colombian-American
Occupation Founder, Hip-Hop Education Center
Known for Community 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 curated 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 2011-2015.[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 2003-2005. In 2010, Diaz formed the Hip-Hop Education Center also known as "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. ↑ https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2013/11/09/hip-hop-education-think-tank-iii-legacy-building-cultivating-global-ciphe
  9. ↑ http://www.movingimage.us/programs/2015/08/27/detail/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. ↑ http://www.unionsquareawards.org/arts-orgs/36-2007/86-hip-hop-association-.html
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