#Raquel Cepeda

[deadthehype]

The LOX in The Source magazine October 1997 issue written by Raquel Cepeda

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[quotelr]

When we illuminate the road back to our ancestors, they have a way of reaching out, of manifesting themselves...sometimes even physically.

Raquel Cepeda, Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina

[our-lady-of-venom]

king for a day, pierce the veil ft. kellin quinn // intro, george plimpton // even, julien baker // bird of paradise: how I became latina, raquel cepeda // love from the other side, fall out boy

[tianasdominicanlitblog]

5 Pieces of Dominican Non-Fiction Literature

Legitimate Kid: A Memoir

A poignant and moving memoir-in-essays from stand-up comedian Aida Rodriguez on the power of overcoming hardship and transforming pain into laughter.

Aida Rodriguez has, to put it mildly, lived a whirlwind life. Her rags to-riches story is mind-blowing: She was kidnapped as a child by her mother in the Dominican Republic and brought to the US. She was later kidnapped again by her grandmother and uncle, and moved from New York to Florida. As an adult, she ended a difficult marriage and endured homelessness with her children in Los Angeles. But through it all she never lost her sense of humor.

Plantains and the Seven Plagues: A Memoir: Half-Dominican, Half-Cuban, and Full Life

Author, Paz Ellis, takes readers on a cross-cultural and trans-generational journey through her childhood in West New York, New Jersey to adulthood with Plantains and the Seven Plagues, A Memoir: Half-Dominican, Half-Cuban, and Full Life.

Paz insightfully describes the complexities and contradictions of growing up in the United States to a Dominican mother and a Cuban father. From her mother's obsessive cleaning rituals to her father's remarkable knack for invention, this book beautifully explains what living a hyphenated-life means for so many Hispanics. She writes about what it means to be American, and Cuban, and Dominican, and having to be all of those things and only one of them… all at the same time.

Undocumented: A Dominican Boy's Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League

An undocumented immigrant's journey from a New York City homeless shelter to the top of his Princeton class Dan-el Padilla Peralta has lived the American dream. As a boy, he arrived in the United States legally with his family. Together they had traveled from Santo Domingo to seek medical care for his mother. Soon the family's visas lapsed, and Dan-el's father eventually returned home. But Dan-el's courageous mother decided to stay and make a better life for her bright sons in New York City.

Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina

In 2009, Raquel Cepeda embarked on an exploration of her genealogy using ancestral DNA testing to uncover the truth about her family and the tapestry of races and ethnicities that came together in an ambiguous mix in her features, resulting in "a beautiful story of reconciliation and redemption" (Huffington Post) with her identity and what it means to be Latina.

We Are Here: Visionaries of Color Transforming the Art World

Profiles and portraits of 50 artists and art entrepreneurs challenging the status quo in the art world Confidently curated by Jasmin Hernandez, the dynamic founder of Gallery Gurls, We Are Here presents the bold and nuanced work of Black and Brown visionaries transforming the art world. Centering BIPOC, with a particular focus on queer, trans, nonbinary, and BIWOC, this collection features fifty of the most influential voices in New York, Los Angeles, and beyond. Striking photography of art, creative spaces, materials, and the subjects themselves is paired with intimate interviews that engage with each artist and influencer, delving into their creative process and unpacking how each subject actively works to create a more radically inclusive world across the entire art ecosystem. A celebration of compelling intergenerational creatives making their mark, We Are Here shows a path for all who seek to see themselves in art and culture. #weareherebook

[marviociri]

Semana que vem, Raquel Cepeda em Visconde de Mauá. Comigo, Alex Rocha e Flavinho Santos!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C942twLNmB7/?igsh=MWRqcTRra3BlZmVydA==

[diarioelpepazo]

Será el próximo viernes 8, a las once de la mañana y con entrada libre y allí, las autoridades de la Universidad del Zulia, encabezadas por la rectora, Judith Aular, presentarán Mujeres en las Artes, una exposición colectiva con 20 importantes creadoras de la región, más un programa de danza y un conversatorio. La belleza inteligente y creativa estará servida en abundancia. Alexis Blanco Desde Canadá, Rupi Kaur (1990), una joven artista canadiense que se dio a conocer a través de poemas en los que explora la interioridad de la mujer moderna, nos ofrenda un exquisito comienzo para lo que quiero invitarles: “Quiero disculparme con todas las mujeres
a las que he llamado bonitas
antes de haberlas llamado inteligentes o valientes. Lamento si hice sonar que
algo tan simple como con lo que se nace,
es de lo que tienes que estar más orgullosa,
cuando es tu espíritu el que ha aplastado montañas. De ahora en adelante, voy a decir cosas como eres resistente
o eres extraordinaria,
no porque crea que no eres bonita,
sino porque eres mucho más que eso”. Invito, a toda la noble familia zuliana, para que asista al Teatro Baralt, el próximo viernes 8, a las once de la mañana. La entrada será libre y allí, las autoridades de la Universidad del Zulia, encabezadas por la rectora, Judith Aular, presentarán Mujeres en las Artes, una exposición colectiva con 20 importantes creadoras de la región, más un programa de danza y un conversatorio. La belleza inteligente y creativa estará servida en abundancia. Una fiesta organizada por el Departamento de Danza de la Dirección de Cultura @culturaluz, representada por Gilberto Rincón, en alianza con la Facultad Experimental de Arte @feda_luz, cuya Decana es Juliana Marín y el Teatro Baralt@teatrobaralt, dirigido por Jesús Lombardi Boscán, con la venia del director de Cultura, Jon Aitor Romano. “Hemos accionado un espacio cultural para reconocer la constancia e innovación de un conjunto excepcional de mujeres”, refería el maestro Rincón, quien destacaba la curaduría de la decana Marín @julianamarin_27, la museografía de Danilo Patiño @dani_jopa y la dirección de arte del mismo Rincón @contacta2s. La convocatoria incluye a 20 artistas plásticas, cuyo talento, según el profesor Romano, “nos brindará una mirada amplia desde sus perspectivas culturales, emociones y sentido social”. Ellas son: Ana María Nava @anamarianavaglass, Alcibel Colmenares @alcibelcolmenares , Astry Puche @astry_puche , Dina Atencio @dinaatencio , Esmeralda Villarroel @lalav.artista , Eve Canaán @evecanaan , Evelyn Movil @evelyn_movil , Gelué Virla @gelue19 , Gloria Castillo @art_retablo_gloriacastillo , Guary Otero Borjas @guaryotero , Ivonne Parra Tapia @ivonnekpt , Hilda Benchetrit @hildabenchetrit_art , Inés Parra @inesitaparra7 , Isabel Perozo @isabelcristinaperozo , Luisa Tiapa Hurtado @luisatiapahurtado , Maira Reverol @mairareverol , María Bencomo @mbencomoarte , Ofelia Soto, Raquel Ocando @rorocando.art y Yenifer Bracho @yenifer_art_ El corolario de la exposición será la participación del Premio Nacional de Fotografía, maestro Audio Cepeda @audiocepeda y “Un Homenaje, Un Retrato”. Dos joyitas del arte de la danza redondearán esta magistral ofrenda: @tenteempiedanzateatro presentará "Espíritus del Amazonas", creada por Silvia Martínez y @danzaluz el preestreno de "Espacio Público", con dirección y coreografía de @deynisluque_ con música de Alejandro Morillo @audiostudiocreativo. "Mujeres en las Artes promueve el diálogo generacional, la interculturalidad, la inclusión y contribuye al desarrollo social y emocional de la comunidad", apuntó Gilberto Rincón. Nos veremos, el viernes, a la hora del vermouth, con una flor en la mano y un poema en la boca. ¡Salud! Alexis Blanco (Imágenes cortesía de LUZ) Para recibir en tu celular esta y otras informaciones, únete a nuestras redes sociales, síguenos en Instagram, Twitter y Facebook como @DiarioElPepazo El Pepazo

[eduardonavarrete]

Individually, every grain of sand brushing against my hands represents a story, an experience, and a block for me to build upon for the next generation. - Raquel Cepeda (en Marrakech, Morocco) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpAf0qcOtIa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[didierleclair]

Raquel Cepeda, beautiful singer.

[natehoodreviews]

The Tribeca Film Festival this year has been…weird. Naturally, certain changes were inevitable thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the festival’s scrambled response resulted in an unusual system where only major, triple-A publications were given access to their complete screener library. Everyone else had to make due with a severely truncated selection. Even worse, the films initially offered didn’t always remain available—some distributors got cold feet at the last minute and pulled their films from the festival after they’d been provided to critics. More than one writer found themselves tearing their hair out after learning they wouldn’t be allowed to post reviews they’d written because the films had been officially withdrawn. But still, the festival plowed on. So we have here now presented in alphabetical order ten of the films showing at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.

[To read more, click on the link!]

[pastelunicornrainbowlove]

Support and encouragement are found in the most unlikely places.

Raquel Cepeda

[wepicy]

History Quote By Raquel Cepeda “The truth is usually left for us to hunt and gather independently, if we are so inclined.” Raquel Cepeda, - Bird Of Paradise: How I Became Latina

[wocinsolidarity]

For decades, Latina authors have written empowering stories of women navigating family, culture and societal norms to find their true selves.

Books by Gabby Rivera and Alida Nugent have most recently helped paint a portrait of what it means to be a Latina feminist today. But even before these women put pen to paper, authors like Sandra Cisneros and Laura Esquivel were already paving the way with narratives centered on strong Latina women.

In the spirit of intersectional feminism, we compiled a list of 11 books by Latina authors that every feminist should read.

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Raquel Cepeda

Raquel Cepeda is a Jazz Singer and Songwriter who brings the best styles and rhythms from around the world to the refined language and aesthetics of Jazz, who has shared the stage with Jazz legends such as Ellis and Delfeayo Marsalis. A performer whose interpretative quality, approach to story telling, and multi-cultural style has the ability to reach and move the hearts and ears.

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[thepaintedchateau]

...”when we illuminate the road back to our ancestors, they have a way of reaching out, of manifesting themselves...sometimes even physically”...

~Raquel Cepeda

[blackswaneuroparedux]

More than anything, this place feels familiar. I bury my hands in the hot sand and think about the embodiment of memory or, more specifically, our natural ability to carry the past in our bodies and minds. Individually, every grain of sand brushing against my hands represents a story, an experience, and a block for me to build upon for the next generation.

- Raquel Cepeda, Bird of Paradise

[cynthiabertelsen]

Eid Al-Adha: The Feast of Sacrifice

Eid Al-Adha: The Feast of Sacrifice

Eid Al-Adha takes place on Monday, July 19, 2021. The past is buried deep within the ground in Rabat, although the ancient walls in the old city are still standing, painted in electrifying variations of royal blue that make the winding roads look like streamlets or shallow ocean water. ~ Raquel Cepeda Even without Islam, Moroccan culture would revere sheep. Like the American buffalo, their…