I love Broadway musicals, old movies, hiking, tennis, shooting pool, knitting, African American History, art history, sports (especially basketball, track and field, and tennis).
Elaine Brown, Dave Chapelle, Meryl Streep, Candace Bushnell, Michael Kors, Trina Turk, Joanne Woodward, and so many more.
I'm a old school hip hop head. Love, Run DMC, Public Enemy, Brand Nubians, Doug E Fresh, Eric B and Rakim, Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five. I really like more political and serious thought hip hop; Dead Prez, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, KRS One (when he's not too preachy). Female artists, Mary J Blige is truly IT! Really like, Mariah (to hear, don't need to see her perform), Alicia Keys, India Irie, Lauren Hill, Res, Whitney (pre drugs), Christina Aguliera, Layla Hathaway, Chaka Kahn (favorite), and so many more! Guys, I've got to go with, Seal, Sting, Prince, Lenny Kravitz, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Donnie Hathaway.
Most of my favorites are old movies: Paris Blues, A Patch of Blue, Sound of Music, Breakfast At Tiffany's, Three Faces of Eve, Claudine, The Color Purple, The Usual Suspect, Sophie's Choice, Far From Heaven, What's Love Got To Do With It, these are just a few.
Unfortunately television is extremely limited right now (sick of reality shows), but I'll go back: Seinfield, Sex In The City, The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, CSI Miami, all the Law and Orders (except CI), Grey'sAnatomy.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j--kpmjrETA
Anything by, J. California Cooper, Gloria Naylor, Alice Walker, Ernest Holmes. My favorite book, is In Search of Satisfaction by, J. California Cooper. Other favorites are, Motherless Daughters, by Hope Edelman, Practical Intuition by, Laura Day, A Taste of Power, by Elaine Brown.
My heroes are, my mom, dad, brother, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Shirley Chisolm, Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey.