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Old 06-16-2008, 12:43 PM
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Post Met a lot of people

My List:
1. Dr. Dorothy I. Height (met her several times, but just recently saw and spoke to her at a dinner. I told her she is the greatest woman ever and how much of an inspriation she is and she kissed me on the cheek! and that woman had on the baddest hat!)
2. Coretta Scott King (met her on several occasions as well. She was extremely nice. RIP)
3. Martin III (met him several times. We got to know each other when he was Pres. of S.C.L.C. He's a cool dude.)
4. Bernice King (Met her twice once when we were speaking at the same event.)
5. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery is like a grandad to me. He is the funniest reverend walkin the earth. He is extra cool!
6. Evelyn Gibson Lowery (she's a really great person and she handles bizness! The events she holds are always spectacular and she rides hard for women!)
7. Jessie Jackson (we were on a panel together or something like that)
8. Al Sharpton (met on several occasions, but most recently when he moderated a panel I was on)
9. Mayor Shirley Franklin (one word: BOSS! She's cool and she's direct and honest)
10. Andrew Young (he's cool and his wife is cooler! lol)
11. Cornell West
12. John Lewis
13. Charles Rangle
15. Charles Steele (current pres. S.C.L.C.)
16. Nelson Mandela (my moms was madd because she was runin around all day tryna meet him and I was in like KinderG. and he came by and shook all of our hands. I was like 4 and my mom was like you did not meet Nelson Mandela at school today and I was like un hunn. Lol.)
17. James Orange (RIP) "leader"
18. Lil Bow Wow (met on a flight from D.C. to Atl. He was a str8 up butthole! I was like boy im a middle school girl and youre not as tall as me and you got the nerve to not wanna take a pic and have an attitude! NO booboo!)
19. Alicia Keys (smaller and taller in person, but she's hella cool)
20. Scarface (that is one short rapper)
21. Killer Mike (really shoulda been the one named big boi)
22. Wangari Maathai (the 1st african woman to receive a Nobel Prize)
23. Sammie
24. Tyresee (Yeah, the pictures dont lie.)
25. Willie Nelson (ok so we were in the middle of a march and its hot as all get out and everyone is tryna get up front so they can be seen and I look to my right and its Willie Nelson! and he was marchin there like he was willie williams and nobody knew who he was. Hippie lookin dude, but he wasnt one of those "star" type people he was so random like look to your left joe schmoe look to your right Wille Nelson.)
26. Sheryll Lee Ralph (she has a big voice; it carries far. if that's what my drama summer school teacher meant by use your diaphram and project then I know I shoulda failed!)
27. Shirley Ceaser (saw her, but I didnt talk to her)
28. Roland S. Martin (funny dude. He was tryna be all up in our pics)
29. J-Nicks (radio personality from Atl)
30. Bev. Smith (she's cool and she was really nice when she interviewed me and she even remembered me like a year later!)
So I guess those are the important ones...
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