Fun loving...creative, talkative, shy!, Love to see movement of the body and be that movement in all and any way imaginable....read on...
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Dance...Music...Resistance...Enlightenment...Ascension...Cou ntry Folks, Real People, Black Truth, Black Love, Black Thoughts, Meditation, Wise Word-Sound-Sight, Growth-Change-Tranformation, Orisha Worldwide.... CULTURE...CULTURE...CULTURE...CULTURE...CULTURE...CULTURE!!! People doing what they say and saying what they mean(intend)...Intention! Potential! Action! Open and honest exchange of ideas, thoughts and traditions. Goooood Food, Friends, Herbs and clean water....
WOW....Don Cheadle, Lavar Burton, Tracie Ellis Ross, Dave Chapelle, Chris Tucker, Sean Paul, Lauryn Hill, OJ Simpson, Jill Scott, Jim Brown, Billy Joel, Sizzla Kalonji,Muhammad Ali, Capelton, B-Real, Luciano, Norah Jones, Savion Glover, believers in Orisha. All folks representing cultures of the diaspora who acknowledge the presence of Africa in their ancestry, anybody who has a fascinating story to share about their life!
Where to begin...sarah, ella, stevie, donnie, phoebe, chaka, bob, peter, rakim, james, celia, tito, bessie, billie, fela...okay now for the ones you need last names for...james taylor, billy joel, bobi cespedes, gregory issacs, dennis brown, beres hammond, sizzla, capelton, luciano, dianne, reeves, norah jones, lucky dube, diblo dibala, kofi olamide, pepe kalle, femi kuti, super cat, wunmi, diamond d & the psychotic neurotics,cesaria evora, mary j. blige, papa wemba, wu-tang, the judds, yousou n'dour, king sunny ade,t.i., grandmaster flash & the furious five, lagbaja, nas, heather headley, sean paul, lil john & eastside boyz, dem franchise boyz, frankie ruiz, dj jelly mixes, jam pony express, luther vandross, ledisi, jhelisa, young disciples, bonnie rait, raul midon, dixie chicks, fiona apple, alanis morisette, the clark sisters(old stuff), shun pace, john p kee, soulsonic force, whodini, jungle brothers...hip hop, reggae, soul, r&b, afrobeat, house(follow me...), show tunes(yep), gospel, soukous, japanese djs, any music that is moving in a certain way!!
Daughters of the Dust(ya'll know dat!), Sankofa, Quilombo, The Whalerider, House of Flying Daggers, Lumumba, Hotel Rwanda, Ogun, Any Kung Fu Movie...the Once Upon a Time in China series, BRUCE LEE...any....Boy Who Painted Christ Black, Africa the series, Girl who Sold the Sun, Faat Kine (great Senegalese movie)not a movie goer but i do love documentary, indie films, foreign films...
CSI: Miami, CSI, Law & Order: CI, SVU, Original; Inside the Actor's Studio...am I home long enough to watch what I like? If I can catch Goodtimes I'm happy!
Mama Day, Race First, The Healers, Acts of Faith, The Prophet, The Alchemist, Black on White, The Marrow of Tradition, Wife of His Youth, Rasta & Resistance, Black Gods-Orisa Studies, You Can Heal Your Life, African Dance, Giant Steps, Zen Essence...Don't Sweat The Small Stuff!....Art books...Craftbooks of all kinds....So many books so little space...
All the women in my family named Mamie, including my daughter. Ann for raisin, whoopin, feedin, and clothin me; and not missing a beat in your own life. You keep on impressing me! Marcus for the blueprint, Che for the tactical element, Fidel for the living legacy, Nelson for the perserverence, Ida B and Anna Julia for your insistence on Black women having their say, Harriet for the threat..., Mau Mau women's movement..., Zora my homegirl(Sanford-Eatonville-Orlando) for being a natural anthropological genius, for paving the way for other country-culture-loving folks like me! Leonardo(R.I.P) for making me laugh and smile(even when I don't want to!) Aqil the Shadee Bastard (R.I.P.) for having my back! Kokahvah for being that sistah, mama, auntie, friend, mentor and stand-in godmother. Osunlade(Torkwase) for showing this country girl that African dance and culture has unlimited possiblity. Sistah O for always being there for me & keeping the drum alive! Shalewa for sharing and surpassing even herself in this dance thing! You continue to inspire me in so many ways! Minnie for sharing her gift, Donnie for allowing us to feel him for a short time, Stevie for continuing...giving us hope that gooood music will rear its head! To all those folks that I shared some sunshine with, took a toke with, broke bread with or danced a step with; that are not of this realm any longer. ASE