The Nature of God versus the Nature & Endeavors of Man/Mankind as well as the Differences in the Human Condition around the World based on Gender, Nationality, Ethnicity, & Other Socio-Economic-Educational-Religious-&-Cultural Factors.
Music:
Native
Priscilla Coolidge
Rita Coolidge
Happy Frejo AKA The Happy Soul Project
Laura Satterfield
Joanne Shenandoah
Pura Fé
Sky Redhawk
Ulali
Walela
Tejano
Ruben Ramos and the Mexican Revolution
Tex-Mex Kadillaks
Ricardo Castillon y La Diferenzia
Los Texmaniacs
Smooth Jazz
Fred Smith
Forecast featuring J.S.Floyd
Freddie Fox
Marquis Hunt
Nigel from St. Maarten
Paris Red
Tim Watson
Dance Hall
Sula
Inspirational/Gospel
Adrianne Archie
Brothers DC & Harold
James Willis
Paris Red
Shirley Ceasar
Traci Davis
Yolanda Adams
Neo-Soul/R&B
Alicia Keys
Aysha Webb
B-Devine
Dee Newton
Landi Maduro
Ledisi
Paris Red
Sharon Youngblood
Sherie G.
Old School
Rose Royce
Movies:
The Story of Stuff (www.thestoryofstuff.com) (2008);
The Great Debaters (2007);
American Gangster (2007);
Déjà Vu (2006);
The Secret (2006);
Dreamgirls (2006);
Inside Man (2006);
Crash (2004);
Ray (2004);
What the #$*! Do We Know?! (2004);
Akeelah and the Bee (2006);
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005);
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005);
Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005);
Collateral (2004);
Toxic Sludge is Good for You (2002);
John Q. (2002);
A Beautiful Mind (2001);
Original Sin (2001);
The Matrix (1999);
Introducing Dorothy Dandrigde (1999);
Enemy of the State (1998);
The Seige (1998);
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998);
Conspiracy Theory (1997);
A Time to Kill (1996);
Alex Halley's "Queen" (1993);
Malcolm X (1992);
Boomerang (1992);
Class Action (1991);
New Jack City (1991);
Mo Better Blues (1990);
School Daze (1988);
The Color Purple (1985);
Purple Rain (1984);
The Marva Collins Story (1981);
Roots (1977);
Wilma (1977);
&
Sounder (1977).
Television:
When Time Permits:
The Unit (CBS); &
Everybody Hates Chris (CW).
During Their Respective Seasons:
the playoffs for the
NBA, NFL, & real fútbol's World Cup.
Books:
The Bible by God (NKJV, NASB, NIV, & AMP);
A Nation of Sheep by Andrew P. Napolitano (Thomas Nelson 2007);
The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife by Marianne Williamson (Hay House, Inc. 2008);
Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice, Second Edition by Maurianne Adams, etal. (Routledge 2007);
The Velveteen Principles for Women: How to Shatter the Myth of Perfection and Embrace All That You Really Are by Toni Raiten-D'Antonio (Health Communications 2007);
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama (Crown Publishing 2006);
RAWvolution: Gourmet Living Cuisine by Matt Amsden (HarperCollins 2006);
No Escape by Karlon James (BookSurge Publishing 2006)(Amazon);
Heal Thyself by Queen Afua (A&B Distributors & Publishers Group 2003);
Choosing Truth: An Inspiring Prescription for Living an Authentic Life by Harriette Cole (Simon & Schuster 2004);
Genocide of the Mind (Native American Studies Series) by Marijo Moore (Editor)(Avalon Publishing 2003);
Gap Standers: Intercession, the Weapon of Choice by Brenda Todd (www.brendatoddministries.org);
Understanding the Covenant of Partnership by Kenneth Copeland (2002)(www.kcm.org);
The Invisible Woman : Gender, Crime, and Justice by Joanne Belknap (Wadsworth Publishing 2000)(Amazon);
Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur and Angela Davis and Lennox S. Hinds (Lawrence Hill & Co. Nov 1, 1999);
Shades of Freedom: Racial Politics and Presumptions of the American Legal Process, Volume II by A. Leon Higginbotham (Oxford University Press 1998);
One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School by Scott Turow (Grand Central Publishing 1997);
How the Irish Became White by Noel Ignatiev (Routledge 1996);
Black, White, Other by Lise Funderburg (Harper 1995);
The Invention of the White Race: Racial Oppression and Social Control by Theodore W. Allen (Verso 1994);
Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun? How Reginald Lewis Created a Billion-Dollar Business Empire
by Reginald F. Lewis & Blair S. Walker (John Wiley & Sons 1994);
Unequal Treatment: What You Don't Know About How Women Are Mistreated by the Medical Community by Eileen Nechas & Denise Foley (Simon & Schuster 1994);
Anything by the late, great Robert Ludlum;
A Taste of Power: A Black Woman's Story by Elaine Brown (Anchor 1993);
Brown Vs. Topeka: An African American's View: De Segregation and Miseducation by Pansye Atkinson (African American Images 1993);
Spook Who Sat by the Door by Sam Greenlee (Wayne State University Press; Reissue Edition--June 1989); &
All Men Are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections by Mahatma Gandhi (Continuum International Publishing Group 1980);
In the Matter of Color: Race and the American Legal Process 1: The Colonial Period by A. Leon Higginbotham (Oxford University Press 1980);
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X (Penguin Books, Ltd. 1973);
MisEducation of the Negro by Carter G. Woodsoon (1933);
The Philadelphia Negro by W.E.B. DuBois (University of Pennsylvania 1899)(Google Books); &
The Art of War by Sun Tzu (6th Century BC).
Heroes:
As far as the omnipresent:
God~~
the Father,
the Son/Lord Jesus, &
the Holy Spirit.
In terms of mere mortals:
My family~~
close & far geographically &
relationally as well as
my ancestors & my posterity;
my friends; &
A few people who have
left
indelible footprints
on the earth,
such as:
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Fannie Lou Hamer
Coretta Scott King
Rosa Parks
Mother Theresa
Corlandus Lang, Jr.
Robert & Charleszetta Doster
Boston & Susie Banks
Zenobia Embry-Nimmer
Edgar Glover Jr
Elizabeth Embry
Dr. Richard E. Smith; &
Reginald A. Wiley
As well as those who
will leave their mark, such as:
J. Doster Lang
P. Doster
Thomasena Johnson
Richard Embry-Nimmer
Lynn Embry-Nimmer
Lynn Marie Barnes
Robert Embry II
Elñora Tena Webb
Michael J. Sorrell
Karlon Ware James
Paris Red
Raechel Rivers
Melanie Bratcher
Kahlil Kuykendall Bryant
Carlye Jimerson
Valerie Kelley
Brandi Henry
Sula
Lisa Wagner
Allen Lane
Lawrence Phearse
Crystal Kuykendal
Angela Davis
Elaine Brown
Assata Shakur
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan
Cicely Tyson
Oprah Winfrey
Glen & Evelyn Gibson
Brenda & Tommy Todd
Marquis & Ingrid Hunt
Nettie & Marvin Fisher
CheRita & Steve Brice
Creflo & Taffi Dollar
Curtis & Lola Lipsey
Kenneth & Gloria Copeland
Jesse & Cathy Duplantis
George & Terri Pearsons
Rodney & Roger Wagner
Anythony & Lois Evans
Phillip & Traci Davis
Barack & Michelle Obama
--AND--
Last, but most certainly
not least,
~~my rock,
~~my husband,
~~my friend,
Fred Smith.
With Love & Admiration,
Michelle Lang Smith
