Famous Raquel Cepeda Quotes

Foisting an identity on people rather than allowing them the freedom and space to create their own is shady.– Raquel Cepeda

Are Latino-Americans white? Black? Other? Illegal aliens from Mars? Or are we the very face of America?– Raquel Cepeda

…being Latino means being from everywhere, and that is exactly what America is supposed to be about.– Raquel Cepeda

I guess it all depends on whom you ask and when you ask. Race, I’ve learned, is in the eye of the beholder.– Raquel Cepeda

Hip-hop is storytelling.– Raquel Cepeda

I remember feeling that pieces of me were scattered around the world; I belonged to her, Mother Earth.– Raquel Cepeda

Lately, Mami’s eyes have been so dark, I don’t like looking into them because I’m afraid I’ll fall in.– Raquel Cepeda

Hip-hop…has been the proverbial key that’s opened the door for me to roam this breathtaking planet.– Raquel Cepeda


