Music:
Ellington, Coltrane, Calexico , Cordero, Stones Throw Records, dios, TV on The Radio, Animal Collective, blah, blah, blah, etc., etc...
Movies:
John Cassavetes...thats 'bout it.
Television:
Watching a lot of Tavis Smiley these days
Books:
James Baldwin, The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley, The People Of Paper by Salvador Plascencia
Heroes:
Honesty