social issuses effecting POC (ppl of color) esp. immigrants,poetry,nail art,traditional Corean performance art (poongmul, tal-chum),demographics/research,history of community organizing and resistance again OPPRESSION,the cultures of Third World nations(such as history, art, culture, film & lit)& the effects of the westerization/capitalism on POC
folks who value themselves, community, who are crazy, creative, corny.....
old skool hip-hop definately,some R&B, some reggae, some dancehall,LONG-LIVE MoTOWN (thanks, Dad-CLASS OF'63 MUMFORD HIGH-DETROIT)and of course some DeeTRRROIT/Chicago house(Transmat, UR, Plant E) much love to Kevin S., Jeff Mills, Juan Atkins, Derrick M., Eddie Fowlkes, Richie Hawtin, DJ Grosburger, DJ Dywin, DJ Bone, Korie, Theo Parrish, Mike Clark, the late Ken Collier, Jumpin' Julian Perez and a few folks from the UK....AND NOW LET'S TAKE IT BACK TO '82 FOR SOME DETROIT-STYLE SOUL TRAIN...AND a lil HIP-HOP FROM SEOUL...
Three Seasons, Fear of a Black Hat (halirous!) Breakin', Who Killed Vincent Chin?, BELLY, Flashdance, Johnny Seude, Girl 6, Do-the-Right-Thing, Real Woman Have Curves, Better Luck Tomorrow, Paris is Burning, Clerks, Gumbo (same director of KIDS)and some misc. Corean/Taiwanese flicks
f*ck TV (except for YO!MTV Raps, BET Comedy View, the I-Channel and of course local, low budget commercials by attorneys and car dealers...)
text books/articles from the following disciplanes: Social work, Sociology, Criminalogy, Psychology, Ethnic Studies. Political Science etc.
in no particular order: Fanon (colonization and how it effects the native folks), Audre Lorde, Ki-Moon Ban (new UN leader from S. Korea), Jesse Jackson, (a middle finger toGWB), Saul Williams, Jesus, Lil'Kim, Omar Epps, Micheal Jackson, Allah, Kim Il-Song, Mos Def, Spike Lee, Q-tip, Emily Dickinson, Mi-Hee Nathalie Cho, Bell Hooks, Ronald Takaki, Isiah Thomas, Rosa Parks, Al Sharpton, Hello Kitty and her boyfriend Daniel (who knew?), Mohadas K. Ghandi, ALL THE KOREAN COMFORT WOMEN & ALL THE FOLKS (SNCC) DURING THE VOTER REG IN THE DEEP SOUTH....