myself, my mother's stories, a warm bed and a good sleep, reading, breathing, making up new recipes, walking the long way home, bumping my favorite song on my headphones
dope people who i can grow with, create art and internal/external revolutions with, prince, MIA, zap mama, you
tupac, goapele, yellowman, gregory isaac, tanya stephens, aretha franklin, tori amos, ani difranco, mos def, talib, roots, meshell!!!, fela (nigeria love!), d'angelo, dwele, raphael saadiq, jay-z, john mayer, color me badd (yeah i said it), sean paul, patra, aaliyah, sade (nigeria represent!), zap mama, queen godis, saian supa crew, jilly from philly, maxwell, natalie merchant, amel larrieux, beyonce (first album), jaguar, chaka khan, patti labelle, tina marie, lisa lisa, mariah, j-lo, erykah, black eyed peas, the coup!, beres hammond, climbing poetree, nina simone, imani uzuri
malcolm x, frida, you got served, kings of comedy, chris rock, the secret, the incredibles, saving face...
L WORD, alias, boondocks, family guy, any soap anytime
anything by barbara smith, autobio of malcolm x, coldest winter ever/sister souljah, imagine being more afraid of freedom than slavery/pamela snead, boondocks books by aaron mcgruder, anything by bell hooks, things fall apart/chinua achebe, dead emcee scrolls/saul williams, zaatar diva/suheir hammad, the alchemist/paulo coehlo, in her i am/chrystos
my mama first and foremost. she is by far the most sheroic person in my life.