CURRENT MISSION

Finding pieces of my own story in those of others.

ABOUT ME

My name's DeAndré, with an accent not an apostrophe. I love my whole name (though at times I don't know what to do with it) and the general consensus is that it is unique. I communicate in the negative, read the printer-friendly versions of web pages and enjoy life's little ironies. I generally don't pay ignorance any mind.

I'm on my academic hustle, pursuing an undergrad degree at varsity in South Africa. Areas of interest generally include African visual culture, history and politics.

Interests

People with heart, soul, conscience, Art(istic expression) of all forms, Chillin', Tea, Photography, Strong women of color, Music, My brothers past, present, and future, Films that drive me to tears, Travel, eccentric blackness, UrbEx, Rationality, spontaneity, transcending boundaries, critical pedagogy, (African) visual culture.

• arts
• culture
• photography
• coloring
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• music
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Soul, Hip Hop, Jazz, Trip-Hop... pretty much everything. I love:

♥ Grimey & gritty beats,
♥ Spine-tingling guitareering,
♥ Vocals that make me melt,
♥ Deep (insightful, poetic, on point) lyrics,
♥ Bass heaviness.

Books: Most anything scholarly, and dealing with race, gender, sexuality, identity, representation, discourse analysis, visual culture, etc. Also poetry & the biographical, historical, fanciful, erotic.

Film: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Black Is...Black Ain't. Blow. Brother to Brother. Camp. City of God. Dave Chappelle's Block Party. Dreamgirls. Fame. Fight Club. Finding Forrester. Freedom Writers. Get Real. Ghost Dog. Gia. Hackers. Honey. LXG. Paris is Burning. Poetic Justice. Pulp Fiction. Rent. Rize. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. Tupac: Resurrection. Victor/Victoria. Yossi and Jagger. Others.

TV: The Boondocks, Def Poetry Jam, The DL Chronicles, Family Guy, The L Word, Noah's Arc, Robot Chicken

Countries I’ve Visited

South Africa, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Africa, United States

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