I'd like to meet:
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Music:
Man there are so many songs, so many artists and so many rhymes that I have known and loved, but none touch me like Donny Hathaway
Movies:
School Daze sent me to an HBU, A Soldiers Story showed me what great acting is, Cornbread Earl and Me was great, Cooley High made me cry, Do The Right Thing was the anthem for my freshman year in college, Glory was special and I can definitely go on
Television:
A Different World is my favorite sitcom of all time. It's good to find a new show to laugh at (Everybody Hates Chris) and it is great to see a fellow st.louis black rep theater intern alum in a national show (My Name Is Earl) congrats Eddie you have been on the grind for awhile. You all need to watch Cold Case and I wish they would bring back Gideons Crossing with one of my role models Andrew Braugher. GC was a brilliant drama, could it be that this world is still so affected by seeing color on tv that Gideon didn't last hmmm? Most likely
Books:
A Song Of Solomon by Toni Morrison (Read it dammit!!!!!)
Heroes:
My uncle Henry (6 year age difference, it seemed like you were a darker version of Wally Cleaver and I was a golden beaver. Denzel Washington, Andrew Braugher, Howard Rollins, Spike Lee, Robert Townsend, Tim Reid, James Earl Jones (my grandmas first cousin) my inspirations in performance. Toni Morrison (helped me understand what catching the wind is) August Wilson (i cut my theater teeth on your plays), Chancellor Williams, WEB DuBois, Chiek A. Diop and so many more (provides me with a basic point of reference) my girls Nanteza and Lewa (keeps me grounded and helps me to maintain my compassion) My momma (we fuss but it was just the three of u (my momma, brother and me) Let's not forget my grandmothers Everteen (kept me fed with breadpudding) Roby (the couch I do miss it so desperately) my grandfathers Ed (man how did you know i could do it) Jesse (thank you for loving me like a favorite grandson) I have so many heroes this list could go on for minute