the truth, student advocacy, teaching and empowering youth, getting hs students to college, changing the educational system here in california, activism, teaching the people's history (not the corporations censored books), music, hip hop culture, spoken word, poetry, painting, drawing, martial arts, history, reading, cooking sessions with the homies, watching law and order (all 20 million of them), dancing, laughing, people watching, coffee shops/drinking coffee, living every day to its fullest, soy and giving hugs n'kisses (perhaps the occasional lap dance-- j/k)
I'd like to meet beautiful individuals who take life at a fast pace but remember to breathe..crazy progessive folks who live life to change it..not to sit back and bitch about what's wrong with the world.. who are point with their politics....people with similar interests and lifestyle... down pfolks to shoot the breeze with and engage in some conversation... then go hit up the dance floor... those who have a sense of self and balance..people who do what they true love and don't let anyone or society dictate to them otherwise... mindspeakers ... motivated individuals who want to aspire to greatness..I've been blessed in my life to meet and continue to meet some incredible folks...inspire me.
jazz, classical, cafe tacuba, hombres g, los enanitos verdes, vincente fernandez, los fabulosos cadillacs oldies, rancid, rage, blackalicious, mr. lif, mary j blige, faith evans, janet jackson, talib kweli, mars and mystre (before the shit got super trendy), reggaeton, mystic, slum village, krs-one, dead prez, mos def, reggae, dancehall (all about it) tupac, nas, deftones, ozomatli, mana, juanes,shakira (donde estan los ladrones!), kumbia kings, banda (and i aint ashamed), sister nancy, corridos (damn u pedro), bay area joints (hiero, etc.), manu chao, organic thoughts, lady saw, beenie man, mario, 80s pop music, booty music..braindrops, dj dahi, inner city soul-- just to name a few. right now i have some old school 1990s classic R and B romantic tips in my earholes
kill bill (anything QT), amar te duele, the goonies (heeeeeeeeeeeey u guys!!), 80s teen angst movies, indies: american splendor, dirty pretty things, martial art/cheesy action flicks, anything guy ritchie, michael moore films, spike lee joints, the matrix series, lord of the rings, harry potter, latin kings of comedy, carandiru, one day in september, osama, motorcycle diaries, dodgeball, supertroopers.... i love movies...especially independents!!
i only get nbc (one channel for the central coast lol)...so im stuck on law and order however...watching mtv and how its changed the music industry is always sickening but informational
turning japanese, the accidental asian, teacher man, cornel west reader, catcher in the rye, lies my teacher told me, wolf by the ears, nickel and dimed, our words are our weapon, zinn reader (anything zinn), peoples history of the united states series, any history book (well almost), raising fences, anne rice novels, clive barker, banda:mexican musical life across borders, orientalism by edward said...i love reading..if only i had 9 lives!! i still wouldnt be able to read all that i want to....
my current students at LPS, my ex-students at AC, my 17 year old brother (hang in there buddy!), my friends and mentors...those who blazed the trail for us today...and how its our turn.. "leaders dont lead, they push and nudge others to excel" remember...rosa parks does not represent the whole movement, neither does mlk jr... there were hundreds of thousands who planned for those events to take place....iconic figures can be a very historically misleading thing!!!!! what is a hero anyways???