Marta Moreno Vega

Quick Facts

Full Name	Marta Moreno Vega
Occupation	Yoruba Culture
Date Of Birth	Jan 3, 1952(1952-01-03)
Age	72
Birthplace	Harlem
Country	United States
Horoscope	Capricorn

Marta Moreno Vega Biography

Marta Moreno Vega is one of the most popular and richest Yoruba Culture who was born on January 3, 1952 in Harlem, United States. Marta Moreno Vega (born January 3rd 1952) is the creator of the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI). She founded El Museo del Barrio, is one of the founding members of the Association of Hispanic Arts, and was the founder of the Network of Centers of Color as well as the Roundtable of Institutions of Colors. Vega is also an artist as well as an Afro-Latina activist.

She graduated with her B.A. and M.A. in Education and an M.A. in Education New York University and in 1995, received an M.A. in Education from New York University. In 1995, he received PhD and M.A. in African Studies from Temple University.

In 2000, Vega served as co-director of the Global Afro-Latino and Caribbean Initiative(GALCI) at Hunter College. The program promoted to make known the struggles of the Afro-Latino communities, which are less visible, and insisting that the human, civil, and cultural rights of these communities be respected and acknowledged. The program was terminated years later. That same year, she wrote her first book, The Altar of My Soul: The Living Traditions of Santeria. The book dives into the Santeria religion, detailing its origin, themes, and practices while connecting them to Vega’s experiences both from her childhood, where she has seen her grandmother practice the religion and as an adult practicing it herself. In 2004, a few years later, Vega published a personal memoir based on the documentary, When the Spirits Dance Mambo: Growing Up Nuyorican in El Barrio. It covers the range of issues such as the influence of African culture in South America, Afro-Caribbean-American identity in the Latin community, and the religious aspects of the Santeria religion. She discusses the experience of living in Spanish Harlem, delving into her life as a woman of color. Her book, When the Spirits Dance Mambo, was reprinted and released in April 2018.

In 2011 Vega was one of five New Yorkers featured in the HBO documentary by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders called The Latino List. In 2012, Vega gave a talk at the TEDxHarlem detailing Afro-Latino spirituality in Puerto Rican and other Caribbean cultures. In April 2013, Dr. Vega launched a campaign to raise funds to create Let the Spirit Move You: The Documentary. The campaign was completely funded by in total a month later. It focused on Santeria, the African diaspora, and the importance of community. Dr. Moreno-Vega has been referenced in Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez’s Guardians of Infinity #3. The comic features Groot as having a Puerto Rican background. In it, Dr. Moreno-Vega’s personage is caricatured by a character named Abuela Estela. When asked about this similarity, Miranda-Rodriguez stated “I’ve known Marta since I was about

19. She has always supported me as a young professional… That’s why I made her the abuela. The [idea] literally came from her mouth.” In 2018, Vega was featured in the Brooklyn Museum’s exhibit, Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–1985.

The year was 1976 when she established and was appointed director for the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) in New York City. CCCADI CCCADI is an internationally-based non-profit that is dedicated to protecting the culture and history that are associated with the African diaspora across the Americas and to promoting social activism as well as other activities. Vega was motivated to establish the CCCADI after recognizing that there only a few details about African and Native culture of across the Caribbean as well as Latin American countries. In January of 2018, Vega became an advisor to the Board of Directors, with Margarita Rosa Esquire. acting as the acting director for CCCADI.

Marta Moreno Vega Net Worth

Marta Moreno Vega is one of the richest Yoruba Culture from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Marta Moreno Vega 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

It was in the spring of 2001 that Vega got elected as second director of El Museo del Barrio. As Director she carried on the foundation’s, Rafael Montanez Ortiz, work of educating the public about the importance of supporting the creation of a museum that reflects their history. Then, in June of 1974 she created an exhibit on slavery and the Afro-Puerto Ricon heritage known as Aspectos of esclavitud in Puerto Rico. She was director from June 1974 until March 1975.

She was among the founding members of the Association of Hispanic Arts (AHA) founded in the year 1975. AHA is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to encouraging works of Hispanic artists.

From 1996 to 2000, she was an assistant professor at Baruch College of City University of New York in the Black and Hispanic Studies department. She began this position after earning her doctorate in African Studies from Temple University the year prior.

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Marta Ranked on the list of most popular Yoruba Culture. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Marta Moreno Vega celebrates birthday on January 3 of every year.