Mentors & Teachers

I believe firmly that our prosperity is fueled by our care and support of others. My life was formed and enriched by the mentoring and/or teaching of the following people (in no particular order):

1. Maechi Chandra Khonnokyoong.
2. Bhante Suhita Dharma.
3. Dr. Amos N. Wilson.
4. Mr. Samuel H. Wilson.
5. Mrs. Anna Hall.
6. Ms. Brenda Strong Nixon.
7. Baba Chuck Davis.
8. Mr. Assane Konte.
9. Mr. Matthew Jackson (my blood brother).
10. Buddhadasa aka buddhadāsa bhikkhu.
11. Mr. Lee Donald Stern.
12. Dr. Guy C. McElroy.
13. Ms. Mara Daniel.
14. Mr. Oakley Hall.
15. Ms. Lucille Clifton.
16. Mr. James Truitte.
17. Ms. Rosalind Pierson.
18. Mr. Kashif Saleem.
19. Mrs. Omar Abara Abeni (auntie).
20. Mr. Charlie Smalls.
21. Ms. Hortensia Fonseca.
22. Mr.  Fred Hudson.
23. Dr. James P. Zais aka Ernest Johnson.
24. Ms. Nizah Morris.
25. Dr. Somi Gupta.
26. Ms. Rosyln Wilkins.
27. Mrs. Ruth Revels.
28. Mr. Joseph Beam.
29. Mx. Pepper Labeija (my blood cousin).
30. Mr. Marcel Christian Labeija.
31. Mx. Paris Dupree.
32. Ms. Lottie Labeija.
33. Mr. Gerald Labeija.
34. Ms. Portia Labeija.
35. Dr. Hilary  Holladay.
36. Ms. Octavia St. Laurent Mizrahi.
37. Mr. Pepsi Bethel.
38. Dr. James "Buster" Brown.
39. Mr.  Hinton Battle.
40. Mr. Sylvester Campbell.
41. Ms. Nell Carter.
42. Ms. Odette Blum.
43. Dr. Angelika Gerbes.
44. Dr. Vera Maletic.
45. Dr. Selma Jeanne Cohen.
46. Ms. Denise Jefferson.
47. Dr. Gladys McGarey.
48. Dr. Brenda Farnell.
49. Dr. Drid Williams.
50. Ms. Deborah Riley.
51. Ms. Freddie Leggs aka Dorian Corey (yes, I was part of her seamstressy team).
52. Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray.
53. Dr. Joseph Morton.
54. Mx. Michael Watford.
55. Brenda Dixon Gottschild.