“Drawing on the science of DNA testing and her own sense and experience of mysticism, Cepeda, an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker, offers a “synthesis between logos and mythos” in a thoroughly engaging look at race from a Latina’s perspective on what is touted as a postracial society.” — Booklist, starred review
Raquel Cepeda is an author, filmmaker and journalist working and living in her native New York City. furthermore
Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina is part memoir and part chronicle of Cepeda’s year-long journey to discover the truth about her ancestry while looking at what it means to be Latina today.
Bling: A Planet Rock is a feature documentary about American hip-hop's obsession with diamonds and how that intersected itself into the decade long conflict in Sierra Leone, West Africa.
And It Don’t Stop, edited by the award winning journalist Raquel Cepeda, with a foreword from Nelson George is a collection of the best articles the hip-hop generation has produced.
Raquel Cepeda said: “If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything.” ― Malcolm XThis happened a couple of hours agoRaquel Cepeda said: New Slaves is Yeenius! Love. It. #snlThis happened about 12 hours agoRaquel Cepeda said: Wait. Was this bill hader's last show?! #SNLThis happened about 12 hours agoRaquel Cepeda said: Congrats to my sis @Indie184 @KweenzDestroy on her first solo show in the US! Shout out to @MRCOPE2 #Fantasy #dimelo http://t.co/ozi7UEqcEtThis happened about 13 hours agoRaquel Cepeda said: Yeenius RT @mashable: Mashable's @BAHjournalist presents Kanye West's "New Slaves" video, projected on 66 buildings: http://t.co/m06OtJrwFZThis happened about 13 hours ago
