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i CeLeBRaTe BLACK MUSIC MONTH 12 mO/yR

bOrN FrEE...aNd cLaiMinG wATz MiNe... (aSpiRiNg 2 cHaNGe LiVez, MiNe iNcLUsiVe)

About Me

I'M JUST LIKE YOU

My Interests

WRITING AND EATING...MAINLY. TRAVELING BY WAY OF THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL & OTHERS LIKE IT. I'VE RECENTLY BECAME FOND OF READING. I'M LEARNING HOW TO HONOR MY MOTHER (AND FATHER) SO THAT MY DAYS MAY BE LONG. I COOK WHENEVER WE HAVE ENOUGH INGREDIENTS FOR A DECENT MEAL. IT ALWAYS SEEMS LIKE WE'RE OUTTA COOKING OIL WHEN I WANNA FRY CHICKEN OR WE'LL BE OUTTA EGGS WHEN I WANNA MAKE CORNBREAD..MY BIGGEST CHALLENGE THUS FAR IS GETTING MY CAKE TO TASTE MOIST AND FROSTING-LICIOUS.

I'd like to meet:

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Music:

IN MY EARS: RHONA BENNETT, LEDISI, CLARK SISTERS, THE ANOINTED PACE SISTERS, ANOINTED, LAURYN HILL, INDIA. ARIE, JAZMINE SULLIVAN, DEBORAH COX, GLADYS KNIGHT, VALURE, RUFUS & CHAKA, WHITNEY, BETTY WRIGHT, BLAQUE, JEREMIAH, SHANICE, JOI CAMPBELL, FANTASIA, SALT-SPIN-PEPA, CHUCK BROWN, TROUBLE FUNK, RARE ESSENCE, WALE, JOHN COLTRANE, GEORGE DUKE, MILES DAVIS, ALEXANDRE PIRES, KEITH URBAN, JAMES OTTO, KIRK FRANKLIN, DEITRICK HADDON, GEORGE HUFF, SHIRLEY CAESAR, SHIRLEY MURDOCK, CECE WINANS, TYE & GA, MEN OF STANDARD, MICHELLE WILLIAMS, KELLY ROWLAND, FATTY KOO, CHRISETTE MICHELE, JILL SCOTT, TEVIN CAMPBELL, TANYA BLOUNT, MINT CONDITION, ALTHEA RENE, BONEY JAMES, LALAH HATHAWAY, NONA GAYE, ERIC BENET, TEEDRA MOSES, EN VOGUE (ESPECIALLY W/ RHONA), XSCAPE, TLC, JODECI, RUDE BOYS, LEVERT, KIRK WHALUM, JOHN P. KEE & NEW LIFE, ISRAEL & NEW BREED, BISHOP PAUL MORTON, 21:03, JERMAINE PAUL, FAT BOYS, HEAVY D. & THE BOYS, MONIFAH, SOUL IV REAL, MONICA, JADE, BROWNSTONE, CHUBB ROCK, PRINCE, THE JACKSONS, FIVE STAR, QUEEN LATIFAH, MC LYTE, LYFE JENNINGS, TONI BRAXTON, 702, SARAH VAUGHAN, TERRY DEXTER, MARY J., TATYANA ALI, NEW EDITION, KENNY LATTIMORE, KRS ONE, TYRESE, BOYS II MEN, BABYFACE, HILL STREET SOUL, TERRELL KING, J.R., LISA MCCLENDON, TARRALYN RAMSEY, TAMYRA GRAY, LATOYA LONDON, YOU KNOW ALL THAT GOOD STUFF!

Movies:

BIG SCREEN INTERESTS: FIRST SUNDAY, HARD LESSONS, I AM LEGEND, METEOR MAN, WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING, THE MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS MOVIE, GOOD BURGER, THE GOSPEL, FINDING NEMO, AMERICAN HISTORY X, CORRINA, CORRINA, NARC, WHY DID I GET MARRIED?, THE NUTTY PROFESSOR 1 & 2, BARBERSHOP 1 & 2, MAD MONEY, MALCOLM X, KRUSH GROOVE, THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE, FRIDAY, MINORITY REPORT, THE BOURNE IDENTITY, OUR SONG, A GOOFY MOVIE

Television:

SMALL SCREEN INTERESTS: LIVING SINGLE, MARTIN, 227, JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLMTD, THE BOONDOCKS, GIRLFRIENDS, THEA, WANDA @ LARGE, MOESHA, SISTER SISTER, THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE, 30 ROCK, LAW & ORDER: SVU, H0ME MOVIES, ROSEANNE, SEINFELD, ZOEY 101, NED'S DECLASSIFIED, THE SECRET SHOW, FOSTER'S HOME FOR IMAGINARY FRIENDS, DEXTER'S LAB, JOHNNY BRAVO, BATMAN, DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GEN., MISS RAP SUPREME, CELEBRITY FIT CLUB, THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW, VH1 SOUL, BETJ, CURRENT TV, TRU TV

Books:

HOLY BIBLE, BLACK BOY, NATIVE SON, GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN, AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X, GOING TO MEET THE MAN, SINGLE SASSY AND SATISFIED. (I'M CURRENTLY READING JAMES BALDWIN'S "IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK" AND I MUST SAY I'M VERY PLEASED. I'M THINKING OF STARTING WORK ON A NOVEL OF MY OWN.)

Heroes:

MY HEAVENLY FATHER, MY SAVIOR, MY MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER, SOMETIMES MY MOTHER, THE MANY WOMEN IN MY FAMILY, SISTER LYDIA & SISTER CAROLYN, HOLY TEMPLE C.O.G.I.C., MUSIC, PAPER & PEN, LAURYN HILL, CICELY TYSON, SUSAN L. TAYLOR, ESSENCE MAGAZINE FOR SHOWING THAT BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL, NAACP, SNCC, BLACK PANTHERS, SHIRLEY CHISOLM, REV. JESSE JACKSON, REV. AL SHARPTON, BARACK (THE VOTE) OBAMA, PASTOR SHIRLEY CAESAR, YOLANDA ADAMS, SHANICE WILSON, RHONA BENNETT, JUANITA MOORE, PROPHETESS JUANITA BYNUM, ANYONE WHO WAS ABLE TO TURN THEIR BACK ON THE GLORIES OF THE WORLD TO DILLIGENTLY SERVE GOD & CARRY OUT HIS WILL (IT'S NOT EASY BEARING THE CROSS BUT IT'S WORTH IT!), ASHLEY JUDD, I ADMIRE WHAT OPRAH HAS DONE NEAR AND FAR BUT HER PERSONAL BELIEFS DISTURB ME KNOWING THAT SHE SPEAKS AGAINST THE GOSPEL ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS. BEING THAT SHE'S WATCHED IN MILLIONS OF HOUSEHOLDS, HER DISCUSSIONS COULD MISLEAD & DISCOURAGE MANY. I BELIEVE IN ONE GOD AND ONE SAVIOR (JESUS: THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIGHT).

My Blog

Almost September Birthday (Twenty Years Young)

I can't say for sure that I expected you to remember or go out of your way to consider anyone other than yourself but it would've been sweet, such a delightful treat if I could've picked up the phone ...
Posted by i CeLeBRaTe BLACK MUSIC MONTH 12 mO/yR on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:34:00 PST

OLD FRIENDS

I'm cutting the strings with a dull knife, only meaning I have difficulty loosening ties out of sight, out of mind does not determine my memory it's actually the contrary: being deprived of you keeps ...
Posted by i CeLeBRaTe BLACK MUSIC MONTH 12 mO/yR on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 06:17:00 PST

IN CONTINUATION...Where do we draw the line?

The "B" word is probably the second most used slang word next to the "N" word. What I don't get is how when some rappers refer to women they refer to them as such. Do they really believe that all wome...
Posted by i CeLeBRaTe BLACK MUSIC MONTH 12 mO/yR on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:44:00 PST

Responding to Tonika’s comment on "Hip Hop..."

 I understand sum peeps gotta make ends meet but i'm not into supporting their night jobs. The drug dealers are tryna kill my daddy! I don't kno James all that well but I don't wanna hear ab...
Posted by i CeLeBRaTe BLACK MUSIC MONTH 12 mO/yR on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:20:00 PST

In response to Hip Hop vs. America

This week I watched the second installment of BET's special Hip Hop vs. America. Now I am not the biggest rap fan, but I am a part of this culture. I like watching interviews and discussions such as t...
Posted by i CeLeBRaTe BLACK MUSIC MONTH 12 mO/yR on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:14:00 PST

Michael Vick (Briefly Speaking)

Is it me or does it seem that when black folks do wrong it lingers in the press way too long? For example, O.J. Simpson. I say good for O.J. He hang with the white folks and they the first ones to tur...
Posted by i CeLeBRaTe BLACK MUSIC MONTH 12 mO/yR on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:09:00 PST

STOP SNITCHING (BRIEFLY SPEAKING)

What is this concept? I can not grasp full understanding of it. Maybe it's in part to the fact that I don't know how to keep my mouth shut sometimes. So if I know something that just might s...
Posted by i CeLeBRaTe BLACK MUSIC MONTH 12 mO/yR on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:50:00 PST

Just a Thought...

          Tell me why I went into this corner store (Sanchez Market-the mexican meeting spot that ignorant negroes shop @ because they just ignorant a...
Posted by i CeLeBRaTe BLACK MUSIC MONTH 12 mO/yR on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:49:00 PST