Raquel Cepeda

Raquel Cepeda
Born (1973-06-09) June 9, 1973
Harlem, New York, United States
OccupationAuthor, Journalist, Filmmaker
GenreHip-Hop, World Music, Social Justice, Popular Culture, Race and Identity
Spouse
(died 2025)
Children2
Website
djalirancher.com

Raquel Cepeda (born June 9, 1973) is an American journalist, critic, film-maker, and autobiographer of Dominican descent. The editor of Russell Simmons' OneWorld magazine between 2001 and 2004, Cepeda was also the editor of the award-winning anthology "And It Don't Stop: The Best American Hip-Hop Journalism of the Last 25 Years", the co-producer, writer, and director of the documentary film Bling: A Planet Rock, and the author of "Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina."