To my buddy, Hunter B. Lavinder

This project is dedicated in part to you. My friend, brother, and Comrad. Although the time was short, it was full with laughs and lessons. What I will take with me on this journey is your attitude of living life unapologetically. Being the first one on the dance floor and the last one to leave. Be easy brother and we will jam again one day.

The people who inspire me and my work have one thing in common, they all have found the courage to believe in their ideas and worked tirelessly to transform their thoughts into reality. Some are artists, some teachers, some writers but all share their gifts selflessly. I look at their work ethic, strategies, failures, and triumphs to add to my own work. Maybe they can add to yours too.

This video always blows my mind b/c of the creativity and the lyric

 PEOPLE

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SPECIAL THANKS TO MY FAMILY, MY HERO'S:

Isaac, Mike, Geneva, Terrell, Darlene Simmons & Jermie Bridgewater

My Friends/Family in ATL
My Friends/Family in Boone.NC
Big Shine Records
Jonathan Harris
Jesus Christ
Malcolm X
Mahatma Gandhi
Shel Silverstein
Andre 3000
Pastor YaQuis Shelly
Lauryn Hill
Charlie Chaplin
Dr. MLK
Carla Hill
(9th grade  english teacher)
Andre Thompson
Larisa Edmond
Paulo Coelho
The Wright brothers
Salimah Rashied
David Johnson
Kevin Kyne
David Johnson
Kawai Laurencin
Petey Green
Dr. Suess
Christopher McCandless
(Into the Wild)
Cornel West
Amelia Mary Earhart
The Roots
Mos Def
Cee-Lo Green
Dr. Larry Spruill

BOOKS

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Believe- Desmond Tutu
Gandhi Autobiography
DO IT! Get off our buts
FELA This bitch of a life
Black Lies, White lies- Tony Brown
Dr.MLK Autobiography
Where the Sidewalk Ends
The Light in the Attic- Shel Silverstein
Things Fall Apart- Chinua Achebe
Woman of Eternity- Dr. Larry Spruill
The Alchemist- Paulo Coelho
Jesus: A story of Enlightenment
- Deepak Chopra
Holy Bible

CLIPS TO KNOW

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CLIPS TO GROW

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