Family, being close, enlightenment, progress, friends, Prince, stickin it to The Man, cereal, potatoes, fancy pants, BBQ (especially hot links), good food, sweets, almost all things chocolate, ice cream, hot cocoa, loungewear, the scent of fresh, warm laundry, shoes
Folks with something to bring to the table, intellectual conversation, jokes, old-school memories, extreme flattery... you know, the usual.
Prince, Maxwell, Lenny Kravitz, Mos Def, Robin Thicke, Jon B, Joss Stone, Norah Jones, D'Angelo, George Michael, Teena Marie, DeBarge, Switch, Atlantic Starr, Ready for the World, Tony Toni Tone, music with a message or just a bangin beat, reggae, hip hop, that Minneapolis sound
The Last Dragon , Purple Rain, Under the Cherry Moon, Sign O' The Times, Graffiti Bridge (it's so bad it's good... yeah) , The Lost Boys, Interview with the Vampire, The Princess Bride, Dracula, Gladiator, Remember the Titans, A Christmas Story , comedies, romantic comedies, some docs, scary but not horror... if it's recommended I'll check it out
Jeopardy!, Trading Spaces, What Not To Wear, Flip That House, Iron Chef America, While You Were Out, The Price is Right, Ugly Betty, Everybody Hates Chris, America's Next Top Model, The History Channel
To Kill a Mockingbird,
One Drop,
Black Power, White Blood: The Life and Times of Johnny Spain
Me (who else's hero am I gonna be?!), The Creator, Prince, Orishas, San Quentin Six, egun, those who inspire, those who know what they want to do and bust their asses to do it, various people throughout the world I've only read about