I'd like to meet:
Dr. H. L. Gates, Howard Zinn, Dr. Cornel West, Dolly Parton,Bayard Rustin, Malcolm X, Dr. King, Coretta Scott King.
Music:
Lauryn Hill, Cr@ss, Thelonious Monk, LL Cool J, Cramps, Twinkle Brothers, Alicia Keys, Dead Boys, Jill Scott, John Coltrane, New York Dolls, Motorhead, Bad Brains, Erykah Badu, Ramones, Dead Kennedys, GWAR, Dropkick Murphys, Clash, Bob Marley, Celia Cruz, Sam Cooke, The Smiths, Beastie Boys, JayZ, Circle Jerks, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Clash, MDC.....etc....etc...etc
Movies:
Welcome to the Dollhouse, Henry and June, Mulan, Tortilla Soup, Problem Child, Pretty In Pink, Toy Story 1&2, Friday, Bowling for Columbine, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Superstar, Legally Blonde (1&2), End of the Century, Punk, Filth & the Fury, Carrie, Texas Chainsaw Massacre (new & old),Napoleon Dynamite, Monty Python & Holy Grail, Madea movies & plays, Brother Outsider, Eyes on the Prize series
Television:
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, What Not To Wear, Law & Order-the whole franchise, South Park, Cosby Show, Sex and the City, The Critic, Freaks and Geeks, I Love Lucy, Project Runway, Sanford & Son, Good Times, DeGrassi (New & Old),Strangers With Candy, Will & Grace, Girlfriends, Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Books:
Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X & Alex Haley, Makes Me Wanna Holler by Nathan McCall, Native Son by Richard Wright, From These Roots by Aretha Franklin, People's History of the US by Howard Zinn...mostly autobios/bios, political, and African-American books...
Heroes:
Mary J Blige, Malcolm X, Dr. M.L. King, Howard Zinn, Lena Horne, Redd Foxx, Aretha Franklin, Randi Rhodes, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Bayard Rustin.