Biana Martinez is a rising senior with a passion for music, writing, and (more recently) producing audio. She loves to spend time with friends and family, and in her free time enjoys playing guitar, singing, or writing stories. She plans on pursuing a career in psychology in college. As a Dominican girl from Brooklyn who surrounds herself with a diverse group of friends, she’s become aware of many social/political injustices towards people of color and has begun to take certain steps towards getting more involved in the activist community. This year, she created a podcast that talks about transgender folk in the Latinx community, in hopes of sparking more conversation on the topic and how this issue can be addressed.

Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls' Podcast

Jasmine Lopez: A Conversation about Trans Latina Women by Biana Martinez

Listen to our teen Arts & Activism podcast series curated by girls and gender non-binary youth in NYC at Willie Mae Rock Camp. 

This FREE after-school and summer program provides an exciting opportunity for teens to learn about the powerful combination of music and social justice, develop practical journalism and new technology skills, build community, and of course, have fun!

After exploring a shared theme (this year was Disruption!), and researching what makes it relevant to them, our teen fellows create original music and podcasts on topics they select, and culminate the school-year program by sharing their work at an in-person live listening party and showcase. 

To learn more about our programs, visit www.williemaerockcamp.org