Skin Color Politics; Cultural Aesthetics; Aesthetic Practices of African Diasporan Women; African Feminisms; Cultural Conceptions of Beauty; African Spirituality; DANCE! AFRICA!
ANY and EVERYone who lived and died for the liberation of African people wherever we exist, ANY and EVERYone who understands that we walk not alone, ANY and EVERYone who believes that all of humanity was birthed by an African womb, ANY and EVERYone that comprehends Afo/se (the spoken forse of ashe)and thus challenges the use of certain language (i.e. "minority," "Third World," etc.), and ANY and EVERYone who continues to work indefatigably until "One Day, Someday Africa Will Be Free!" PUT YOUR I'D LIKE TO MEET SECTION HERE! Changes may take up to 2 mins to show on your profileView All Friends | View Blog | Add Comment
I AM AN AFRO-BEAT JUNKIE! FELA!!! R&B; Neo-whatever you wanna call it; Reggae (Roots, Lover Rock, and a lil bit of Dancehall); Highlife; Hiplife; Soukous; Zouk; N'awlins Brass(a.k.a 2nd line...DO WHATCHA WANNA!); N'awlins Bounce and N'awlins Rap (Yes I'm a fan of Lil Wayne -- and WHAT?!); 80s/90s Hip hop, particularly anything by female MCs; anything recorded in the 70s and 80s - okay just about everything produced by people of African descent! I AM NOTHING WITHOUT THE MUSIC OF MY PEOPLE!
The Color Purple; Sankofa; Menace 2 Society; "Beyonce;" NOLLYWOOD! Anything created by African people....
REALITY!!!
Too many to name
The Creator, The Ancestors, All the Spiritual Workers of the World, Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah, Yaa Asantewaa, my grandmothers Maame Yaa Obenewaa and Maame Adwoa Adela, my aunt Sissi Abena Agyeibeah, African feminists, womanists, stiwanists - however which way they identify - so long as they recognize that state of our community is reflected in the relationship(s) between men and women and that it's A PROBLEM! People who know that the problem lies not necessarily with the woman who "works the pole," but with the society that "erects the pole" and makes it a viable option for that woman. Women who walk miles, with buckets of water on their heads, and babies on their backs; Women who work 9-5 everyday to take care of themselves and/or their families; women who put all that aside to read books, write papers and gain degrees. I love and respect them all!!