Martha Diaz
American community organizer and rap expert
Martha Diaz is a Colombian-American community organizer, media producer, archivist, curator, and social entrepreneur.
Education
Diaz earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications, with a minor in Television and Film Production from Fairleigh Dickinson University. She later completed a Master of Arts in Hip-Hop for Social Change at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University, followed by a Master of Arts in Moving Image Archiving and Preservation from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
Career
Diaz began her career as an intern working for Ted Demme on the cable show Yo! MTV Raps. She later served as an associate producer on several documentary films, including Black August, directed by Dream Hampton; Where My Ladies At?, directed by Leba Haber-Rubinoff; and Nas: Time Is Illmatic, directed by One9. In 2002, Diaz founded the H2O (Hip-Hop Odyssey) International Film Festival with a group of filmmakers, entertainment industry professionals, activist, and artists.
Diaz later served as executive director of the Hip-Hop Association, a community building 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. During her tenure, the organization received a Union Square Arts Award, which recognizes leadership in arts-and-culture-based education and social change.
In 2012, Diaz was appointed by Dr.
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