I’m inspired by waking up in the morning. Everything that I write about has to do with things that we experience as Human Beings trying to navigate through this existence, so there are few things that I don’t draw inspiration from.

 

This is all I’ve done since I was 18 years old, so I have no clue what I’d be doing if it wasn’t this.

 

I think that I’ve been shaped more by people than by an environment.

 

Toronto, Ontario

 

The legacy that I’ve created and will leave behind, as well as my willingness to give of myself.

 

Malcolm X. He showed the power one can attain when they decide to educate themselves, the power of language, and a commitment to the betterment of the world that he lived in.

 

York University, Honours B.A., Mass Communications & Sociology

 

Knowing that there is more that I’m capable of accomplishing.

 

Waking up in the morning. My daughter, family, friends, and being able to do something that I love for a living.

 

Tell us something about you that no one knows?

I bite my nails whenever I’m anxious, nervous, or bored.

 

Racial injustice, and anything that has to do with teenagers. I feel strongly about these because I live a racialized existence, and have to consider race in all that I do. I also realize that few people take the time to listen to teenagers, so I try my best to give a voice to the issues that are important to them. There was never a turning point that got me involved. I’ve always been taught to do whatever I can for those around me, and that’s what I try to do.

 

 If you could change something what would it be?

Racial inequality, past and present

 

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

The Prophet

 The Celestine Prophecy

 The Hip Hop Generation

Conversations with God

Last Man Standing

Soul on Ice

 

Recommended CDs: 

Dead Prez, Let’s Get Free

Kanye West College Dropout

Sizzla Black Woman and Child

Talib Kweli Reflection Eternal

Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

 

Writing and performing comedy sketches in school assemblies.

 

It means that I am very lucky and privileged, with opportunities that many others will never experience.

 

Black because it encompasses all things, but for those who say that black is not a colour I’d have to go with blue by default.

 

Where is your favourite place to go? 

Jamaica

 

 

Whatever the "white" people do

 

 

Jamaican