the arts- music/literature/dance/theater/visual/ Outdoor activities/ arts and crafts/"hole in the wall" hang out spots... thought provoking quotes/Black folks
People who are goal oriented, open minded, laid back, have knowledge of self, grounded, fun!!!!
jazz, drum and bass, reggae, hiphop, nu jazz, soul, funk, trip hop, afrobeat, electronic, trance, indie...Who I'm listening to currently:Amp Fiddler, Incognito, Stevie, Platinum Pied Pipers, Sade, Jazzhole, Madlib, N'Dambi, Lizz Wright, Little Brother, Roy Ayers, 4hero, George Benson, Sa Ra, Koop, Morcheeba, Corinne Bailey Rae, J-Dilla, Me'Shell, Raul Midon, Frank McComb, Donny Hathaway, Anita Baker, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Soul ID, Leela James, Jamiroquai, Fertile Ground, John Coltrane, Sun Ra, Jazztronik, Fela Kuti, more!Some online radio stations: www.africanrhythmsradio.com, www.giantstep.net, www.mundovibes.net, www.danceandsoul.com, www.urbanlandscapes.org, www.nujazzsoul.com
City of God, Amelie, Black Orpheus, Spike Lee joints, Vertigo, Sankofa, Spook who sat at the door, Marie Antoinette, Kung Fu Hustle, All about my mother, Tsosti, many others I know I'm not mentioning...
Do I watch tv?
Song of Solomon, Like water for chocolate, the Autobiography of Malcolm X, Invisible Man, Zadie Smith: On Beauty-White Teeth-The autograph man, How to succeed in business without being white, Marjane Satrapi, Things fall apart, Secret Life of Bees, The Elements of Style...etc
All the underdogs of the world who had to overcome their fears...