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Angelika

The greatest patience is humility

About Me

I'm always in a meeting, always running around with bags from one place to the next, always texting, organizing, building . . .I LOVE MY PEOPLE!I love to create. I love working with young people. I love to dance, write poetry, sing and write songs. I love hip hop. I love to critique pop culture. I love to read.I love to plan events. I founded the hip hop culture & youth development conference in 2003. Experience it in Far Rockaway Queens in February 2009. This year's theme is STOP THE VIOLENCE!I'm down to earth, yet artsy. I'm deep. Nothing with me is surface. I'm here to share, learn, and grow. I love www.wbai.org and www.riseupradio.orgI blog for www.goddessesrising.blogspot.comI run www.earthangelunlimited.com

My Interests

activism, astrology, religion, organizing, performing arts, song writing, women's health, yoga, music, abstract art, travel, going green, alternative healing, ayuverdic medicine, feng shui, spirituality, yoga, coaching, nutrition, health,shamanism, healing arts,goddess empowerment, sacred feminine principles, truth, love, hip hop, dance, entrepeneurship, realtionships, humanity, communalism, performance, leadership, creative arts therapy, politics, natural hair, natural products, spas, fashion, style, pop culture, cafemom.com, shelfari.com, poeticrevolution.com

I'd like to meet:

Happy People, Purposeful People, Spiritual Folks, Dancers, Poets, Writers, Dreamers, DJs, Lovers, Holistic Health Practitioners, Free thinkers, Artists, Activists, Singers, Single Mothers, Free Spirits, Musicians, Entertainers, Open minded folks, People that like to share information and learn new things, People who want to change the world, Someone in need of a friend, Anyone, You!

Music:

Algebra, Amel Larrieux, Amy Winehouse, Billy Lawrence, Common, Erykah Badu, Gnarls Barkley, Goapele, India Arie, Janet Jackson, Jay Z, Jean Grae, Jill Scott, John Mayer, John Legend, Joss Stone, Justin Timerlake, Kelis, Lauryn Hill, Left Eye, Mos Def,Musiq Soulchild, Nas, No Doubt, Outkast, Pink, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Wonder, Talib Kweli, The Roots . . .

Movies:

Juno, Talk to Me, 300, She Hate Me, Do The Right Thing, Transformers, Smokin' Aces, The Departed, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Usual Suspects, Fame, School Daze, Coming to America, Boomerang, Love Jones, The Best Man, Malcolm X, Love & Basketball, Brown Sugar, Wedding Crashers

Television:

Tell Me You Love Me, Heroes, What Not to Wear, Clean Sweep, Private Practice, So You Think You Can Dance, Run's House, Discovery Channel, HGTV, TLC, the L word, Desperate Housewives, Brothers & Sisters, It's A Different World, the Cosby Show, VH1 Soul...

Books:

Sextrology By Starsky & Cox, Forget Perfect by Lisa Earle McLeod, Gettings Things Done by Davd Allen, Like the Singing Coming Off The Drums by Sonia Sanchez, No More Prisons by William Upski Wimsatt, The Words Don't Fit In My Mouth by Jessica Care Moore, Quilting the Black Eyed Pea by Nikki Giovanni, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey, Creative Companion by Sark, Hip Hop America by Nelson George, Communion: the Female Search for Love by bell hooks, Making Your Creative Dreams Real by Sark, The Artists Way by Julia Cameron, rock my soul by bell hooks & all about love by bell hooks, The Haunting of Hip Hop by Bertice Berry, One Day My Soul Just Opened Up by Iyanla Vanzant,

Heroes:

God, My family, my REAL friends, my ancestors . . . Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, Jada Pinkett Smith, JK Rowling, Martha Stewart, and any woman who's a mother doing big things! Shout Outs to all the Good Mothers in the World!

My Blog

Never Enough

I can't think straight. All before I had my morning tea, I've received phone calls, emails, and text messages full of despair, anger, and fear about the Sean Bell verdict. Every morning since Friday, ...
Posted by Angelika on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:41:00 PST

Expectations

"Nobody objects to a woman being a good writer, sculptor or geneticist if at the same time she manages to be a good wife, good mother, good-looking, good tempered, well-groomed and unaggressive" &nbs...
Posted by Angelika on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:16:00 PST

Ode to Lauryn Hill: The Plight of Hip Hop’s Super Woman

Everybody talkin' bout you done gone crazy Everybody talkin' bout how much they miss you, lady But they don't understand The Plight of Wonder Woman No they don't understand The Plight of being Hip Ho...
Posted by Angelika on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:07:00 PST

"Clear the Clutter"

"Clutter is what silts up exactly like silt in a flowing stream when the current, the free flow of the mind, is held up by an obstruction." - May Sarton   We must clear the clutter in lives...
Posted by Angelika on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:59:00 PST

Me Time

"When we, as individuals, first rediscover our spirit, we are usually drawn to nurture and cultivate this awareness" - Shakti Gawain We need to protect the time we've been meaning to set aside for our...
Posted by Angelika on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:38:00 PST

Spiritual Wellness

"We are not human beings trying to be spiritual, we are spiritual beings trying to be human" - Jacqueline SmallNever forget that you are more than a woman, you are also a spiritual being. Since March ...
Posted by Angelika on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:23:00 PST

Be Fierce! Forget Perfect!

"I found God in myself and I loved her, I loved her fiercely" - Ntozake ShangeIs God really perfect? And, if God is perfect and we were made in his/her image then why aren't we perfect?What if God isn...
Posted by Angelika on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 08:31:00 PST

Daily Divine Message 3: Our Sanity

Quote of the Day "What is my proudest accomplishment? I went through some pretty difficult times, and I kept my sanity"  - Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis As we attempt to balance life and work, we que...
Posted by Angelika on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:17:00 PST

Daily Divine Message 2: Care for Your Heart & Spirit

Quote of the Day "Our hearts are seeking something, and the many things we have tried don't seem to be it. When we have lost the connection with our spiritual beings, we will be lonely no mattern ho...
Posted by Angelika on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:10:00 PST

Divine E-Zine Launch: Women's Right to Vote!

I am elated to announce that the daily messages , DIVINE E-ZINE, launches today, March 4th, during Women's History Month. How meaningful?! How timely?!"The father told us, 'I think therefore I am', an...
Posted by Angelika on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:40:00 PST