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KG

"it is never too late to be what you might have been"

About Me

i'm a southern geechee girl who fell in love with brooklyn (but currently on detour in the dirty dirty south aka ATL shawty!).

My Interests

playin' barefoot in a lush green park on a bright, warm sunny day with somebody's kids; hostin' house parties; readin' books that change me forever; sleepin'; kissin'; road trips; smilin'; laughin'; writin'; goin' to the movies; listen' to live music or poetry (um, slams not required) at local cafe's; watchin' melzinho play capoeira angola; drawin'; plannin' what i'll do in my "free time"!

I'd like to meet:

my ancestors (especially the womenfolk); children with untamed spirits (and hair!); grannies with blue rings around their eyes; folks who smile often, and laugh even more; everyday sheroes and heroes who understand that service is the highest calling; artists who believe everyone's an artist; academics who don't take themselves too seriously; hip hop heads; house music fans; men who love dey mama's and adore dey lady friend (notice friend is singular :); beautiful sistas who don't hate on men (and ain't afraid to love women); afro-mexicans; afro-peruvians; afro-brazilians; afro-cubans; africans; dreamers; revolutionaries; prince; susana baca; you.

Music:

gospel music sung and play'd by my fam in charleston; prince; old mike; stevie wonder; mos def; talib kweli; black star; common; john legend; susana baca; fela; femi; bilal; van hunt; susie suh; sparlha swa; aretha franklin; sam cooke; nas; method man; may j blige; jennifer hudson; joss stone; T.I.; cee-lo; outkast; amos lee; alicia keyes; ciara; etta james; amel larrieux; anthony hamilton; angelique kidjo; bob marley; de la soul; damian marley; donny hathaway; nina simone; kirk franklin; mary mary; the roots; kanye west; lauryn hill; jill scott; erykah badu; goapele; me'shell ndegeocello; ahhh and so many more... Radio (Public access/communty sponsored/talk/news: NPR; WBAI; WRFG; Steve Harvey Morning Show; Michael Eric Dyson; Al Sharpton's Keepin' it Real)

Movies:

my favorite movie is (yes!) the five heartbeats! ...but i also like: simon birch; whale rider; smoke signals; do the right thing; what's love got to do with it; malcolm x; beaches; rabbit proof fence; beyond beats & rhymes; on the outs; our song; napoleon dynamite; nacho libre; talladega nights; maria full of grace; million dollar baby; born into brothels; mo betta blues; love and basketball; ahhh and more...

Television:

law and order special victims unit; home extreme makeover; cold case; american idol; america's next top model; project runway; top chef; good times; south park; bernie mac; my super sweet sixteen; um, okay so TV is my drug of choice.

Books:

the bible; fire next time; love in the time of cholera; sap rising; souls of black folk; their eyes were watching god; a small place; pedagogy of the oppressed; teaching to transgress; the path; black ice; mama day; paradise; the purpose driven life; cane; the color purple; the bluest eye; brown girl, brownstones; manchild in the promised land

Heroes:

my moms and pops; my bruh; amber; jori; jesus; septima clark; ida b. wells; unknown freedom fighters; everyday folks who get up in the mornin', work hard, take care of family and community; gramma; frida kahlo; mlk; malcolm; black book store owners; shirley chisholm; intelligent peeps in school jugglin' life and fam and the books.

My Blog

My First Time...

Yes, yes, yes! It feels good... so far. Today is my first time exploring My Space! Finally, I'm gettin' hip to the online social networks--nice and slow and easy. The first time is always a bit aw...
Posted by KG on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 09:46:00 PST