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Mai

Sister w/political & community aspirations

About Me

Well well well. It is with peace and love that after being in my den, you finally get the chance to hear from me. This is who I am, for the world to see. I am a beautiful sister in mind as well as in spirit and I light up the world in my own way. So now you know - I remain simply, me...

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My Interests

Politics, Community, Reading, Minority issues (I'm a political hack!!), History, video games, cartoons, nail design

I'd like to meet:

I would like to meet people who are interested in something - anything with a passion. I am looking for like minded individuals that are involved in their communities and seek better opportunites for all. No pretenders, psychos, scammers, liars, cheater, haters or "booty call" material allowed. I'm a serious person and expect you to be serious as well. I'm too old to play games, so come correct...

Music:

Jimi Hendrix, Erykah Badu, Kem, the Old Public Enemy, 70's Soul, Lyfe Jennings, Me'Shell NdegéOcello, Aretha Franklin Jill Scott, 2 Pac, Dr. Dre, The Temptations, Prince

Movies:

The Godfather, Malcolm X, My Man Godfrey, The Wood, The Best Times of Our Lives, The Women, Midway, The Matrix, Citizen Kane, The Blues Brothers, The Best Man, They Were Expendable, Mildred Pierce, The Longest Day, The Devil's Advocate, Life is Beautiful

Television:

Good Times, The Golden Girls, All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Maude, Boston Legal, Girlfriends, General Hospital

Books:

Anything by Mario Puzo, War & Rememberance, The Winds of War, anything on World War 2 (can you tell I like war history?), The Color Purple, Possessing the Secret of Joy, Beyond Redemption, Roots

Heroes:

My mother, Angela Davis, Kathleen Cleaver, Betty Shabazz, Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan (strong women, get the hint), Mickey Leland, Marlon Bradley

My Blog

Saving the UTSA African American Studies Minor

Hello -     Below is an email that I sent to Dr. Daniel Gelo - Dean of COLFA. There is problem withe the African American studies program and it looks like the classes are slowly d...
Posted by Mai on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:33:00 PST

BABY SHOT EXECUTION STYLE!!

Check out this link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20812414/ I saw this on Black Planet and had to bring it here. After reading this, I was angry and left with a feeling of being let down - by our comm...
Posted by Mai on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:55:00 PST

Chris Benoit - a tragedy unforeseen?

Monday night, as my nieces were watching the latest of the antics of WWE, Vince McMahon reported that wrestler Chris Benoit and his family had been found dead in their ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "...
Posted by Mai on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 02:32:00 PST

Bill Cosby - Is he right?

BILL COSBY - A MUST READRev. Jesse Jackson invited Bill Cosby to the annual Rainbow /PUSH conference for a conversation about the controversial remarks the entertainer offered on  ...
Posted by Mai on Fri, 25 May 2007 06:40:00 PST

Redemption Song

The first time I heard this song, it was song to me by a friend of mine. I didn't realize the strength of the words until I listened to a Marley CD that I'd forgotten that I had. The words are in...
Posted by Mai on Thu, 24 May 2007 06:39:00 PST