Anthropology, Biblical Archaeology, Quantum Physics, Neurology, Psychology, and Biology umm... I guess I'll just say science. Reading, lots and lots of reading, music, dancing, martial arts, writing, politics, art, etc...The fight is not over...
I would love to meet Frank Herbert. He was a creative revolutionary. He had, I believe an arcane understanding of nature. He also understood the complexity of women despite the roles that the world would have us restricted to socially and biologically.Joseph Campbell has and probably always will be my favorite shaman. He opened my eyes and heart to the hero's journey. Mr. Campbell has taught me that we all have a divine right to "follow our bliss."Malcolm X taught me that anger and exclusion; although justified concerning the plight of the disenfranchised; is not the most productive way to achieve liberation from oppression.Senator Barack Obama gives me hope for my children's future.Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti has taught me that being a good mother does not only involve providing domestic security, but also demands that I actively participate in the enfranchisement of all to guarantee a productive and positive future for my own.Dr. Joy Leary has taught me not to limit myself when constructing my identity.
Black Uhuru, Bob Marley, Mercan Dede, Natasha Atlas, Peter Tosh, Sweet Mickey, WolfMother, The Clash, The Police, Mos Def, Wu-Tang, RedMan, Jungle Brothers, Tribe Called Quest, Dead Prez, Mary J, Motown, Samba, Batucada, Salsa, Merengue, DanceHall,etc... Do you remember The Coup's track "Not Yet Free" do you remember when hip pop was hip hop?
Fresh, Chinese Connection, Jackie Brown, Ghost Dog, Y tu Mama Tambien, Princess Bride, Hero, Ghost in the Shell, Matrix, Fight Club, Girl Fight, The Kid With the Golden Arms etc...
Ghost in the Shell, Samurai Champloo, Boondocks, I guess I'll just say Cartoon Network, History Channel, Discover Channel, PBS, Real Time, Sci-Fi Channel etc...
Accelerating Universe, The Power of Myth, Myths to Live By, The Isis Papers, Malcolm X the Autobiography, The Decacameron, The Divine Horsemen, The Ape and the Sushi Master, In the Shadow of Man, The Diamond Sutra, The I Ching, the Golden Bough,The Cheese and the Worms, The Alchemist, Dune, Ender's Game, The Golden Compass, The Dispossessed, The Tao Te CHing of Lao Tzu, A fire in the Mind, Atlas Shruged,Fountainhead etc...
My Children, Joseph Campbell, Angela Davis, Lolita Lebron, Boukman, Bob Marley, Sly and Robbie, Robert Trivers, F.R. Kuti, Malcolm X, Sisel Fatima, Makendal, Senator Barack Obama, Rick Doblin, Elizabeth Gould, Albert Hoffman Dr. Joy Leary and Tsappora.