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The Universal Negro

We are full and equal partners on the path of awakening, joining together, learning from each other,

About Me

Chameleon, psycho, resident smart-ass and shit-talker extraordinaire. Read on....

My Interests

Anything involving food, people and intellectual, metaphysical, spiritual, musical, literary and/or rump-shaking pursuits. Oh, and sex. Sex is always yummy.
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I'd like to meet:

Bill Maher, Aaron McGruder, Tavis Smiley, Tyrin Turner, Janelle Mannes, Henrike, my long-lost older brother, that guy Jake and YOU.

But just so y'all know, I'm no longer the equal-opportunity MySpace friend acceptor I used to be. The profile is an extension of my personal space, and I like to interact with everybody here on a personal level. I also hate denying friend requests from people who are sincere. If I don't know or recognize you and you send me an add request, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE send a personal message along with it, especially if your profile is private. Let me know what brought you here so I can welcome you with open arms!..

Music:

Almost all of it -- Classic soul, funk and disco got my heart on lock, but I'm a fan of so-called neo-soul, rock, classic rock, alt rock, country, bluegrass, classical, ragtime, jazz, fusion, big band, blues, New Age, dancehall, Latin jazz, Latin rock, salsa, meringue, ol' school hip-hop, some pop, etc.FAVES: Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind and Fire, Donny and Lalah Hathaway, Etta James, The Artist formerly known as the Artist formerly known as Prince, Al Jarreau, India.Arie, Fertile Ground, Maroon 5, Jill Scott, Lenny Kravitz, Maxwell, Nickelback, Kurt Elling, Beatles, Ice Cube, Mel Torme, Vince Guaraldi, Bessie Smith, A Tribe Called Quest, Kem, Ozomatli, Ramsey Lewis, Sheryl Crow, Dixie Chicks, Betty Davis, LeAnn Rimes, James Brown, Tito Puente, Shania Twain, Celia Cruz, Digital Underground, The Cardigans, Santana, No Doubt, Chrisette Michele, Yusef Lateef, Fiona Apple, London Symphony Orchestra, Van Hunt, Christina Aguilera, Queen Latifah on the jazz tip... the list goes on....

Movies:

Any Pre-1993 Eddie Murphy, Anything Jet Li (His overseas stuff, not the American stuff, and not the Disneyfied overseas stuff), Anything Samuel L. Jackson period, Anything Kevin Smith, Ocean's Eleven (redux), The Ref, Clue, The Sixth Sense, Stir of Echoes, Titanic, DREAMGIRLS, Harry Potter 1 and 3, ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY, Indiana Jones Trilogy, Batman 1, 2 and Begins (if it ain't Michael Keaton or Christian Bale, I ain't recognizing it), O Brother Where Art Thou, Spiderman 1 and 2, Superman 1 and 2 (fuck Brandon Routh), Blade, Independence Day, Matrix, Face/Off, Pulp Fiction, The Siege, The Negotiator, The Professional, The Bourne Identity, WHAT THE BLEEP DO WE KNOW?!, The Tai Chi Master (aka Twin Warriors), Crouching Tiger - Hidden Dragon, Enter The Dragon, Die Hards 1 and 3, Ghostbusters 1 and 2, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and The Gods Must Be Crazy come readily to mind. Other guilty pleasures include Pootie Tang, The Forbidden Dance, Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead, Glitter (shut up), and almost anything Pixar.

Television:

Haven't had time for much this year, but I dig BOONDOCKS, Avatar: The Last Airbender, American Idol (what can I say? I love music), Dancing With The Stars (what can I say? I love dance), CSI (OG), 24, Lost, Alias, House, Twilight Zone (OG), X-Files, The Simpsons, Girlfriends, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Joan of Arcadia, Proud Family, Powerpuff Girls, Justice League, Star Wars: Clone Wars, OG Star Trek, Star Trek TNG, Star Trek DS9, Star Trek Voyager, Reno 911!, Soul Food, Dead Like Me, Six Feet Under, Monk, The 4400, Real Time w/ Bill Maher, The Tavis Smiley Show, The Chris Rock Show, Dora the Explorer and Sesame Street.

Books:

To name but a few: The Meaning of Life by Tom Gregory, If The Buddha Dated by Charlotte Kasl, Harry Potter, Green Eggs and Ham, Autobiography Of Malcolm X, A Taste of Power by Elaine Brown, Prescription for Nutritional Healing by James and Phyllis Balch, Your Body's Telling You: Love Yourself! by Lise Bourbeau, You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay, Tantra: The Art of Conscious Loving by Charles and Caroline Muir, The Wizard Within by A.M. Krasner, The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor (plus the sequels and prequels), Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger, Wicked by Gregory Maguire, The Spook Who Sat By The Door by Sam Greenlee

Heroes:

Mommy and Malcolm X for their examples; Iyanla Vanzant for surviving to tell her story; Camille for... well... being Camille!; Khalil for having my back and for being my other kindred soul along this journey; RC for his supportive, enlightening, uplifting presence and for those timely kicks in the ass; Sen Ur Inpu Ka Mut for being that perpetual beacon of light; Lalah and Sarah for that fire under my ass!

My Blog

WOO!! SLAM DUNK!!!

http://www.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=9282 Tuesday, September 09, 2008A Woman's WorthWe've come a long way baby By Goldie Taylor I have been a mother all of my adult life...
Posted by The Universal Negro on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:59:00 PST

Somebody Finally Articulates The Shit For Me!

Commentary: Race, age, gender are taboo in electionBy Roland S. Martin CNN ContributorRoland Martin says Americans need to rise above issues of race, age and gender when they vote. (CNN) -- One of the...
Posted by The Universal Negro on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:08:00 PST

Ill Be There In Spirit, Too

  Memorial Service for Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr.   Monday, 18 August 2008 11am   Hope Presbyterian Church 8500 Walnut Grove Road Cordova, TN 38018  ...
Posted by The Universal Negro on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:09:00 PST

Ill Be There In Spirit

  Funeral Service for Bernard Jeffrey McCulloughSaturday, 16 August 200812:00pmHouse of Hope 11401 S. Prairie Ave.Chicago, IL 60628-5046 ...
Posted by The Universal Negro on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:28:00 PST

Its Celebration Time!!!

..OK, so looka here....I've been a relative recluse of late, largely sequestered by fiscal frugality and Biochemistry.   Today, I'm bustin' loose!  I got 100% on my last Biochem midterm...
Posted by The Universal Negro on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:08:00 PST

Fertile Ground

Y'all, y'all, y'all....Fertile GroundOne of my classmates just hipped me to this band during the music therapy segment of our Alternative Nutrition class. How did these talented folks manage to elude...
Posted by The Universal Negro on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:16:00 PST

Im Not Sure What To Think....

Does anyone remember this? I don't. Maybe there's a reason for that. ...
Posted by The Universal Negro on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:28:00 PST

Happy Independence Day, Part 2

From the LA Times, 7/2/02: COMMENTARY Happy Birthday ... Now Grow Up An adolescent America remains a paradox in the family of nations. By BARBARA BARNOW Birth order invariably influences our standing...
Posted by The Universal Negro on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:24:00 PST

Happy Independence Day, Part 1

Frederick Douglass July 4, 1852 Fellow citizens, pardon me, and allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here today? What have I or those I represent to do with your national independence? Are ...
Posted by The Universal Negro on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:22:00 PST

Why Is She Trying To Make Me Like Her? And Why Is Her Ploy Working?

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Posted by The Universal Negro on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:06:00 PST