Essah Díaz is a Liberian-American writer, scholar, and community organizer. She is the Program Manager for the Rooted and Relational Research Initiative at the Center for Puerto Rican Studies (CENTRO). Her role as project manager is to develop and implement the annual research and community fellowship programs, programming, and events. Essah received her B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies from Valdosta State University, an M.A. in English Literature and a Ph.D. in Caribbean Studies from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. Her published work can be found in sx salon, Wasafiri, Tout Moun, The Caribbean Writer, Diálogos, and Obsidian Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora.
