World peace ( I know that sounds hokey, but I am tired of it- War is hell), finishing my studies, working with communities, trying to change the system lol ( Herculean task)-sucker for lost causes, meeting the right person who can understand me on all levels
Russell Means, the Spears brothers (Michael & Eddie), Whoopi Goldberg, Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Russell & Kimora Lee Simmons, Robert DeNiro ( cool actor), Al Pacino, Margaret Cho, Maxine Hong Kingston, ...list goes on lol
Just about anything that sounds good and can groove to. From Beethoven to Metallica, with some Stevie Wonder & Jill Scott, U2 for good measure LOL, oh and my girl Martha Redbone.
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Anything independent or foreign film. They tend to be more open and interesting. Currently, I like Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring by Kim Ki Duk, great director. The Kurosawa flms are great too, esp. Dreams. I like action, comedy, horror and suspense too. The weirder the better LOL. Certain docs like Super Size Me and Farenheit 9/11.
Law & Order (SVU) & (CI), Nip/tuck, Project Runway ( they make me laugh)- cool designs
Sherman Alexie, Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, Nawal El-Sadawi, Hemingway, Maxine Hong Kingston, etc.I read all sorts of newspapers and mags like TONY, Times, Village Voice, Native Voices, Art in America, whatever piques my interest at the time LOL
Mom (activist), MLK, Malcolm X, my pastor Wyatt Tee Walker ( such an active person with social change- wrote lots of books too), Rosa Parks ( met her at Schomburg during a HS trip), there are so many out there unsung