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J A M I L I A

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About Me

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My Interests

Music, photography, social justice, youth leadership, Detroit, world peace, spooning, collecting vinyl, and people.

I'd like to meet:

Folks that I can build with and learn from.

Music:

Aww man don' t even get me started! This is my catalyst for sure! Detroit (and Chi) House, local artist shout out to Invincible, Finale, Dilla Dogg, and AML, Los Hermanos, UR etc. HIP HOP!!!!!! (this means music with a message not NELLY!) Northern soul, Disco, James Jamerson, Minnie Riperton, Larry Levan, Mick Collins, DJ Dez,Scott Z, Josh Dunn, Christine McVie,Lyn Collins, Tom Scott, Sly, Badu, Toto, James Brown, Ramsey Lewis, Jazz, raggae and some dance hall, ummm, 80's joints, Jones girls my favorite song of all time right now night's over egypt, thanks to Santi for the vinyl. R&B from Bobby blubland to B.B. King when Im feelin like it. Anything that can get me to dance my socks off.

Movies:

Rabbit Proof Fence, Kill Bill pt. 1 and 2, Harlem Nights, Usual Suspects, City Of God, Scent Of A Woman, Something About Mary, Anchorman, any Spike Lee Joint's, Whale Rider, Love Jones, Foxy Brown, Im Gonna Get You Sucka, Brown Sugar, Steel Magnolis, Man On Fire, any Bruce Lee films, Dumb and Dumber, Matchpoint, Godfather, original 007 flicks with Sean Connery, Pulp Fiction, 6th Sense, Michael Moore ..aries, Snatch, Blow... more to come.

Television:

Umm I watch the Canadian news try not to watch local. ER, Law and Order, George Lopez, sometimes 20/20 if it is a good one, Daily Show, Colbert Report, Chappelle, I do have a thing for the weather channel, animal planet on for my dog when I leave the crib..... width="425" height="350".. .. ....

Books:

A million little pieces, Secret life of bee's (no it is not about bee's), The devil wears Prada, Detroit I do mind dying, A daily reading of prophets, Auto-biography of Janis Joplin, all types of revolutionary literature, Charlotte's Web ;), I forgot all that is in my library...

Heroes:

My mother RIP, Ghandi, Martin Luther King Jr., Che, Zapatista's,Wonder Woman, Malcom X, Desmond Tutu, Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, DJ's always save my life, St. Francis and Punky Brewster...

My Blog

A MOMENT IN THE LIFE OF JAMILIA PT. 2

December 30th 2007, average Sunday night cleaned the house, chilled out, getting ready for the work week, go to bed.  12:45a.m. cell rings, it’s from my uncle’s house.  I answer ...
Posted by J A M I L I A on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:55:00 PST

LIVELYHOOD RECOVERED

Friday get home from my friend’s funeral exhausted!1 hour later get that call mama’s been waiting for.Found car!!!!!!!!!!!!Get there, $91????Thought it was $75? Would have been if they wou...
Posted by J A M I L I A on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:04:00 PST

& ANOTHA THANG!!!

You know what really tans my hide!!!  All the fucking music I had in that car that cannot be replaced!  CD’s people made for me, samples etc.  Everyone knows I love to jam and now...
Posted by J A M I L I A on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:59:00 PST

RANT & RAVE & RAGE!!

WARNING: WILL CONAIN RUN-ON SENTENCESJust wondering after burying my mother then brother one would think that the universe would take a mini break on my ass.Nooooo here is my weekend in a nutshell Fri...
Posted by J A M I L I A on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:06:00 PST

RIP Tajmahal Harnois

MY BIG BROTHER  7-3-1979 ~ 12-30-2007 1-3-2008 VISITING HOURS1:00~9:00 PMGRAHMS FUNERAL HOME (1-75 SRVC. DR. & JUNCTION)1005 JUNCTIONDETROIT, MI.48209 QUESTIONS313-739-0914...
Posted by J A M I L I A on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:23:00 PST

GO JAMMY ITS YOUR BIRTHDAY

OKAY SO I KNOW EVERYBODY IS GETTING ANXIOUS... IT'S TIME FOR THE COUNTDOWN, YOUR FAVORITE GIRL'S BIRTHDAY IS COMING UP.  HERES THE SKINNY ON THE LOWDOWN.  THURSDAY SEPT. 27TH @ NOTHERN LIGHTS EXPERIEN...
Posted by J A M I L I A on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 06:08:00 PST

A MOMENT IN THE LIFE OF JAMILIA

I was inspired to share this by a dear friend... I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOU SHARING YOUR STORY. I KNEW IT TOOK A LOT TO JUST GET IT OUT THERE. IF YOU DON'T MIND I AM GOING TO USE THIS OPPERTUNITY TO...
Posted by J A M I L I A on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 12:27:00 PST

You member... member?

Now that I am getting old ;)~ my memory is failing a little, so this will be a space for you all to share your funniest, or best memory of me.  Please feel free to hint just enough to jog my memo...
Posted by J A M I L I A on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 02:13:00 PST

Love Feels Like Love...

I just have to say that I am so grateful for my life experiences, friends, and people that I have shared intimate moments with.  I was having a extensive chit chat with a very dear friend of min...
Posted by J A M I L I A on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 10:14:00 PST

1 OF MUH FAV'S

Ego Tripping     Nikki Giovanni  (1973)I was born in the Congo.    I walked to the Fertile Crescent and built the sphinx.   I designed a pyramid so tough that a...
Posted by J A M I L I A on Fri, 24 Mar 2006 08:54:00 PST