mostly, but not exclusively, sistas who break the mold such as:
Lizz Wright
Cassandra Wilson
Jill Scott
Angie Stone
Macy Gray
Lamya
Julie Dexter
N'Dea Davenport
Des'ree
Imani Coppola
Rebekah Jordan
Erykah Badu
India.Arie
Lauryn Hill
Fefe Dobson
Minnie Riperton
Jazzyfatnastees
Dionne Farris
Meshell Ndegeocello
Nina Simone
Betty Davis
N'Dambi
Conya Doss
Leelah James
Ledisi
My favorite albums to come out in the past 10 years:
DONNIE: The Colored Section
ANGGUN: Snow on the Sahara
LAMYA: Learning from Falling
IMANI COPPOLA: The Black and White Album
LIZZ WRIGHT: The Orchard
two-fers:
CITIZEN COPE: Citizen Cope, The Clarence Greenwood Recordings
REBEKAH JORDAN: Remember to Breathe, the trouble with fiction
Current Favorite Songs:
KEANE: "A Bad Dream," "Everybody's Changing"
COLDPLAY: "Viva la Vida," "Fix You"
Movies
Tim Burton
Hal Ashby
Martin Scorsese
Bryan Singer
Julie Dash
Kasi Lemmons
Robert Townsend
Carl Franklin
Todd Solondz
Alfred Hitchcock
John Sayles
Richard Linklater
Jim Jarmusch
Takeshi Kitano
Akira Kurosawa
Gus Van Sant
actors turned directors:
Robert DeNiro
Denzel Washington
George Clooney
Television
the boondocks
countdown with keith olbermann
later... with Jools Holland
almost anything on Ovation TV
The Mentalist
Numb3rs
The Soup
Best Week Ever
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
The Colbert Report
Books
DREAM FACTORY DEFERRED
Gayl Jones
Octavia Butler
Mary Higgins Clark
Banana Yoshimoto
Robin D. G. Kelley
Walter Mosley
Mary Stewart
Audre Lorde
Zora Neale Hurston
Sonia Sanchez
Nikki Giovanni
Bebe Moore Campbell
Ntozake Shange
Patricia Hill Collins
... for Dummies
Heroes
close friends and family
Mohandas Ghandi
Saundra Adams (mother of Cherica Adams)
Kevin Smith
Keith Olbermann
Aaron MacGruder
Audre Lorde
Octavia Butler
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I am complex. At least that's what the voices in my head tell me :-)
The name Inda Lauryn is obviously a pseudonym created to separate my fiction from my more scholarly endeavors. I forget where I read the first name. Lauryn is definitely a reference to Lauryn Hill and chosen because all the females in my family have middle names that begin with L. (Don't ask. Lauryn wasn't intended to look like a last name.)
Anyway, I have been writing since childhood, but did not start seriously considering the possibility of sharing my work as a profession until a few years ago. I do not restrict myself to any particular style or genre. I enjoy all types of writing but I am particularly a fan of short stories.
Although I have many influences and heroes within literature, I mostly take my cues from pop culture, particularly music. I enjoy writing about it and/or mentioning some of my musical faves in my work. So don't be surprised or put off when the names Lizz Wright, Cassandra Wilson and Minnie Riperton repeatedly crop up in my stories :-)
I decided to publish my novel IN TIME as an e-book. For now, here's a brief synopsis:
Amrita Lloyd desperately needs a change. Plotting her escape from a miserable California existence, she ends up in a Michigan college town working in a start up legal aid office. All is going well for her until she finds herself haunted by the memory of a woman, Ingrid, she thought she left behind. With Ingrid’s presence continuing to loom over her, Amrita must find a way to hold on to the newfound happiness she is forging with her friend EunJung Barton, boss Monique Carson, and boyfriend Kevin Patel. In this journey of self-discovery, one woman must come to terms with the trauma and demons of her past so that she has a chance at happiness with life and love in her future.
***Your Dominant Intelligence is Linguistic Intelligence***
You are excellent with words and language. You explain yourself well.
An elegant speaker, you can converse well with anyone on the fly.
You are also good at remembering information and convincing someone of your point of view.
A master of creative phrasing and unique words, you enjoy expanding your vocabulary.
You would make a fantastic poet, journalist, writer, teacher, lawyer, politician, or translator.
What Kind of Intelligence Do You Have?
http://www.blogthings.com/whatkindofintelligencedoyouhavequiz/
What is Your World View?
You scored as a Postmodernist
Postmodernism is the belief in complete open interpretation. You see the universe as a collection of information with varying ways of putting it together. There is no absolute truth for you; even the most hardened facts are open to interpretation. Meaning relies .. and even the language you use to describe things should be subject to analysis.
Postmodernist
75%
Idealist
69%
Modernist
63%
Existentialist
56%
Cultural Creative
50%
Romanticist
50%
Fundamentalist
44%
Materialist
38%
"What if?" creativity: You're creative, but not weird or creepy. Well, at least not usually. Odds are you have your moments of both, but on the whole you live a pretty normal life and see your forays into your imagination as either a hobby or a profession, but not a way of living.
The most misunderstood of all the soul signs. Sometimes even you have difficulty seeing yourself as who you are. You are intense and desire perfection in every facet of your life. You're best described as extremely idealistic, hardworking, and a survivor.
Great moments of insight and sensitivity come to you often. But if you aren't careful, you'll ignore these moments and repeat past mistakes. For you, it is difficult to separate the past from the present. You will succeed once you overcome the disappointments in life.
Souls you are most compatible with: Traveler Soul and Prophet Soul
Cheating is totally out of the question for you. There's no way you'd do it. You take commitment very seriously. You would never go back on your word.
And as far as cheaters go, you don't want anything to do with them. You believe that people should be trustworthy in all aspects of their lives. Simple as that.
Idealistic and thoughtful, you have the mind and ideas to change the world. And you have the charisma of a great leader, even if you don't always use it!
The purpose of your life: saying truths that other people dare not say
Famous purples include: Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Susan B. Anthony
Careers for you to try: Political Activist, Inventor, Life Coach
Dedicated and responsible, you are a rock to your friends. You are skilled at working out even the most difficult problems. Low key and calm, you are happiest when you are around loved ones. Ambitious and goal oriented, you have long term plans to be successful.
You are a responsible and serious person. You like to do things well. Reaching your goals is very important to you, and you don't like getting sidetracked.
You feel great when you are mastering new tasks and solving problems. You believe in hard work. Nothing makes you feel worse than feeling like you are doing a back job.
You are a very peaceful person. All is good in your world, no matter what's going on. Occasionally you let your problems get to you, but you generally remain upbeat. Your inner strength is inspirational - much more so than you may realize.
Thanks so much for your friendship. Please check out my website: http://www.soulonfirepublishing.com and also read excerpts from my debut novel Diary of a Sex Addict: Based on a True Story and also read the synopsis from my new book Girl, Come and Get our Blessings: An Inspirational Book For Women. Also check out Soul on Fire Publishings new author Lovelle and her new book Raw & Uncut: An Erotic Street Anthology.
I'm excited to announce the release of my new book, My God and Me: Listening, Learning and Growing on My Journey and it's dedicated web site www.mygodandme.info! I hope to attract lots of visitors (and prospective customers ), so I invite you to visit my site now to learn more!
Please share this info with anyone who might be interested, to help me spread the word!
Thanks for the ADD! I am looking forward to you dropping by my spot. When you get a sec, check out my blog. My latest short story is Consequences.
This
is Lynette and Jerome's story. I hope you like it. Please leave me a
comment and let me know what you think. If you haven't done so already,
consider subscribing to my blog.
Also please go back and read Ayana and Janicia's story. You will see both of them again in this piece.
Hi Inda. Thanks for the friend request. Please feel free to check out The Romance eBooks Newsletter at http://theromanceebooksnewsletter.blogspot.com/ Next issue due out on July 1st. For details of how to promote within it for free, contact Debby at romanceebooks@yahoo.co.uk
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"What if?" creativity: You're creative, but not weird or creepy. Well, at least not usually. Odds are you have your moments of both, but on the whole you live a pretty normal life and see your forays into your imagination as either a hobby or a profession, but not a way of living.
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