Reading, making money, supporting my kids' dreams.
Myself as a young woman and ask myself, "what the heck are you thinking?"
Christian Scott, Christian Scott, and, oh yeah, Christian Scott, Donald Harrison, Jr., all old school r&b and funk, all classic soul, Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley, Peter Tosh, Burning Spear, Meshell Ndgeocello, Ella (to all jazz singers: please scat responsibly), Common, Mos Def, Nas, PE, Dixie Chicks, Prince, most bop era jazz, The BeeGees, Amos Lee, Tupac, Lauren Hill, Linkin Park, Lenny Kravitz, Talib Kweli, Basia, etc.
Dangerous Liaisons, The Usual Suspects, Orlando, Chinatown, In the Heat of the Night (for the slapping scene), Lady Killers (for the slapping scene), Young Frankenstein, The Skeleton Key, The Color Purple, Star Trek (all), Brazil, all Spike Lee Joints, Primal Fear, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Eternal Sunshine..., etc.
Jeopardy, Law and Order, any NBA game, any boxing match, American Experience, Independent Lens, Forensics Files, and (without embarrassment) Antiques Road Show, America's Most Wanted and (dare I say it?) American Idol.
The Matter is Life, Life and Times of Frederick Douglas, Things Fall Apart, The Prince, The Prophet, The Temple of My Familiar, The Color Purple, all Tony Morrison, My Nig, any authentic slave narratives, Covenent with America, any Bertrand Russell, The Marrow of Tradition, etc.
Kiel and Christian Scott, Herreast Harrison, CJS3, Brian Nelson, the late Donald Harrison, Sr., Mattie Johnson and all of my ancestors upon whose shoulders I stand. Sankofa!!!