Janel Martinez is a Bronx-based writer whose work focuses on culture and identity. With 15 years of industry experience, she's appeared as a featured guest on national shows and outlets, such as MSNBC's "The Culture Is: Latina," BuzzFeed, Essence, and NPR, and her work has appeared in Adweek, Univision Communications, Oprah Daily, Refinery29, Remezcla, and The New York Times. Janel is the founder of the award-winning site Ain't I Latina?, an online destination celebrating Afro-Latinas, and her work is featured in the anthology "Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed: 15 Voices From the Latinx Diaspora." Follow her on Instagram and Threads at @janelm.
