Writing of all sorts (mostly screenwriting and poetry), music, books, movies, TV
I'd like to meet:
Other people who love art, good music, decent television, good movies and all other entertainment of substance.
Music:
Right now ...
The Clark Sisters (Instrument), Donald Lawrence(Cast Your Cares),Byron Cage (Broken But Healed), Tye Tribbett (Sinking), Jill Scott's Collaborations, anything by India.Arie, anything by N.C.'s own Anthony Hamilton, Donnie, Martin Luther, anything ever sang or recorded by Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway and Bob Marley, Fantasia (one of N.C.'s finest vocalist), Elisabeth Withers (her CD is FIYAH!!!), anything by Mary J. Blige (but "All I really want is to be happy ...), of course Shelby J (another one of N.C.'s finest)
And the list goes on and on.
Movies:
Anything with Whoopi Goldberg, especially The Color Purple; almost anything with Eddie Murphy, especially Life; Blood Diamond, Steel Magnolias, Fried Green Tomatoes, School Daze, Pulp Fiction and now Dreamgirls
Television:
Of course Oprah, Grey's Anatomy, The "L" Word, The First 48, South Park (equal opportunity offenders), Lil' Bush pretty much anything on CNN and A&E
A couple of throwbacks- The Cosby Show, Living Single, A Different World (the reason we all went to HBCUs), 227, Amen and The Jeffersons (thanks TV Land)
Books:
The Word - the King James Version, Purpose Driven Life, Church Folk, The Coldest Winter Ever, The Color Purple, Singing In The Comeback Choir
Heroes:
Jesus, my parents, Oprah Winfrey