Talib Kweli!!!! (I'm his wife), Mos Def, Jill Scott, India Arie, KRS One, Run DMC, Dancehall Reggae, Charlie Parker (it's jazz baby--I'm a tap dancer), Fats Waller, Billie Holiday, Bob Marley, Saul Williams, Ursula Rucker, and the list goes on...
Love Jones, Dead Presidents, Baby Boy, Sankofa, Meet the Parents, Do the Right Thing, The Color Purple, What's Love Got to Do With It, Roots, Mi Familia, El Norte, Claudine (It's an old blaxploitation flick, but it's the movie my parents went to see on their first date; and they've been together for 30 years. I wanted to see it. It came on one day. I appreciated it.), Malcom X, Brown Sugar, Disappearing Acts, The Best Man, and more
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Television
Yeah, not so much.
Books
Too many to rename. Someone hacked into this part.
Heroes
Malcom X, Mumia, Asata, Marcus Garvey, Ali, Mansa Musa, Sundiata, Angela Davis (minus the communist part), you get the point!
I am a lover of arts and culture. I read everything. This includes magazines, books, journals, emails, blogs, coffee mugs, and the back panels of cereal boxes. I can be found at an open mic, a rally for social justice, a museum, a dance class, a club until 2am, or a pre-school bake sale. You might catch me in a business suit looking really corporate, but that doesn't change the fact that I'm a Puma sporting, Bob Marley t-shirt rocking, sage burning, hip-hop loving diva, who can also get down in some fly heels and a short skirt if the need should arise. The bottom line is that with a book or an ipod full of house, hip-hop (predominantly Talib Kweli--he's my husband, he just doesn't know it), jazz, R&B, spoken word, and Fela Kuti, I'm in heaven.
I can't stand war, cigarette smoke, roaches, Bush, fake people, and dust. Peanut Butter breaks me out, but I often eat it anyway. I am slightly obsessive compulsive, but I am also laid back. No, I don't go around making sure picture frames aren't crooked and curtains are lined up (okay, I used to). I do like things neat though.
My slew of skills includes graphic design, teaching tap/hip-hop dancing, writing, marketing, public relations, grant writing, volunteer coordination, project management, strategic planning, event planning, fundraising, scrapbooking and anything else I put my mind to.
Anything else you want to know, you'll have to ask me over green tea. :)
--Myshell
Who I'd like to meet: Producers, screenwriters, actors, etc.
I know what you meanl! We were planning too cept we had been trying for a few months so I had an idea but I found out officially when I was 3 weeks. Due in August, right around my 1st daughter's bday... I know how you feel... But I'm at 5 mos & 3 weeks and time seems to be moving now so I'm hoping the same for you!
Thanks! I actually really enjoy it this time! This is my 2nd time around and its COMPLETELY different from my 1st daughter (this one is another girl)... That one was pure torture from start to finish but this one is a breeze! Time goes fast as you know... It'll be over before you know it! When are you due?
Yay is right! Congrats! I'm prego too.. Due in August. :0) And I too have the SC trait. Thankfully my boyfriend's blood is normal too, so I know that relief! Congrats again!!!
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