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Ashe
Olodumare!! For life.
I would
like to thank a whole mess of people:
First
I thank moms for being a a strong single parent. Love you! Secondly
I gotta thank my good friend and narrator, Yvette Raven, who came
through at the last minute and helped me out with words of encouragement
and words for the narration. You are the best!! June and Lecoy Bryant
for being my surrogate family out here in Jersey. You guys have
opened up your hearts and home to me and I am forever indebted to
you guys. I might not say it but I love you guys! okaaay.. Whitney
and Morgan.. Love you guys too.
I
have GOT to give a shout to my Smoke Signals fam. Odu, Smoke, D-sekou,
Hashim, ronnie-b, Tinez, Friend, Amy, Anacoana, Trula..yess you
too..though I still don't care for that cannibal comment ;-p. Orchid,
Romancinme, Sage-1, emat, Brown Eyes, Jobim, Malice (Thanks again
for that Orishas CD), R-Squared, Solomonssong2. Yeah girl.. where
you hidin' at?, Kool..beans..ahaa!, Mildrec, Castro, Zesi, Potpie
and various lurkers. I know I'm a pain in tha arse sometimes, but
you guys have been a life saver and a well of realness..well.. most
times..;-) Peace.
I want
to thank my Poetry fam. Tshaka..without whome this documentary would
not have even been concieved. Ngoma.. for keepin' consciousness
alive. Talaam Acey and Faraji Salim for taking me under their wings
and invitin' me out to Euphoria when I was down out and depressed.
Ya'll opened a world out to me. Now when's that next NRGOD CD droppin?
I gotta shout Renee from over at MentalSatin.com for being a ear
and a laugh when I needed it. U-ROPE!! Shout To Nile Goddess, who
was lookin' out for a bruh. I am expecting an invite to the wedding.
To the poets who's project were put on hold by this project I say
thank you very much for your understanding.
I need
to thank my Boss Lenard Bogdon who worked my schedue out so that
I could make the shoot in South Carolina and start my editing. I
wan't to thank Aubyn Lewis and Daniel Meaders, who at a drop of
a hat agreed to be interviewed for the documentary. I wan't to thank
the sis at the Burger King off 26 That served me with the prettiest
smile I done seen on a drive through window and wishin' me a safe
trip back to NY. I gotta thank Rick from the recording studio who
worked like a Black man is supposed to and took time away from his
family to record on a weekend. Peace.
Mind
is running a blank right now so i'll stop writing. But I just wanted
to say a word of thanks to any and everybody who has helped me along
this and related journeys. We say thanks in passing but I wanted
you all to know that I really do appreciate those who have helped
me out, especially knowing how difficult I can be.
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-Sondjata K. Olatunji
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