Gwen Stefani (with or without No Doubt), Stevie Wonder, R-Kelly (pre-leaving the tour with Jay Z), Michael Jackson (pre-severe self hatred stage), Madonna (at any stage in her career), Anything by New Edition (with or without Bobby or Johnny), Usher, Whitney Houston (pre-crack addiction, and the My Love is Your Love album-even though she was already on crack by then) Alicia Keys, Pink, Pussy Cat Dolls, Bonnie Raitt, Jennifer Hudson, Beyonce, LeToya, Stephanie Mills is my all time favorite female artist!
Titanic, The Departed, Hustle and Flow, Man on Fire, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Pianist, City of God, Yesterday, The Color Purple, Unfaithful, Dreamgirls
The Wire, Entourage, Tudors, American Idol, Cold Case Files, Prime Time Live, America's Next Top Model(gotta get my reality show fix!) City Confidential, American Justice, Meerkat Manor and most shows on Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, History Channel, and NY1(I can't leave the house without the New York One Minute).
The Autobiography of Malcom X and Roots - Alex Haley,She's Come Undone - Wally Lamb, Beloved - Toni Morrison, Slave - Mende Nazer, The Coldest Winter Ever - Sista Souljah, The Color of Water - James McBride, The Color Purple - Alice Walker, Night - Elie Weisel, The Stand - Stephen King and anything by Don Miguel Ruiz
My son, Oprah Winfrey, Condeleeza Rice (the most influential black woman in the world, she whispers in George Bush's ear at least once a day.What is she saying? Well, clearly she's not telling him to get the hell out of Iraq.)