Janel Martinez Biography, Wikipedia, Age, Parents, Career

 

Janel Martinez is an Honduran-American entrepreneur and multimedia journalist, born in 1988 in New York, United States. She is known for her works as a digital content producer and freelance journalists for different media organizations. 

Janel Martinez is also the founder of "Ain't I Latina?," an award-winning site known for celebrating Afro-Latinas.

Education

From 2006 to 2010, Janel Martinez studied at Syracuse University, New York, where she graduated with a B.A. in Magazine Journalism and Sociology.

Career

Janel Martinez started her career as an intern, first for The Post-Standard in 2009 and later for Honey Magazine and Latina Magazine, both in 2010.

In 2010, Janel Martinez started working for Black Enterprise as a content producer, and from 2012 to 2014, she worked for the same company as a Technology Editor. 

After getting inspired by a poem by Sourjourner Truth titled "Ain't I A Woman?" Janel Martinez founded "Ain't I Latina?," a website dedicated to celebrating and lifting up the people in the Afro-Latino community. The website encouraged Afro-Latinas to accept themselves and acknowledge their identity. Janel Martinez has been the Editor-in-chief of the website since 2013.

In 2014, Janel Martinez worked for NewMe Accelerator as a Content Producer, and from 2014 to 2016, she worked for MadameNoire, a subsidiary of Moguldom Media Group. In 2014, she also became the co-founder and CCO of 2020 Shift, where she worked until 2018. 

In 2020, during "The Latinx Project" at New York University, which lasted until 2021, Janel Martinez was made the communication and event specialist for the program. 

Janel Martinez is also a known public speaker and writer, having given speeches at events for organizations like SXSW, Oath, and Bloomberg and written articles for national publications like VICE, Oprah Magazine, Univision Communications, Adweek, Essence, and Remezcla. 

Janel Martinez age

Janel Martinez is 34 years old. She was born in 1988. 

Janel Martinez full name

Janel Martinez's full name is simply Janel Martinez.

Janel Martinez parents

Although not much is known about Janel Martinez's parents, it is at least known that they are Honduran-Garifuna immigrants who migrated to the United States, where she was born.

Janel Martinez quotes

One of Janel Martinez's famous quotes is "I didn't see myself represented. I didn't see that intersectional conversation happen. So I'm making it happen.”

Where is Janel Martinez from?

Janel Martinez  is from the United States. She is based in Bronx, New York.