Music
Jazz,Soul, R&B, Reggae, Classical, Hip Hop, Folk, International, Scores/Soundtracks...
Movies
Any by Spike Lee, M. Night Shyamalan, Tim Burton...
Books
All kinds of autobiographies (Billie Holiday, Angela Davis, Malcolm X, etc.), Anything I find interesting, but my favorite author is Toni Morrison. I also really like Amy Tan and Anchee Min.
Groups
YOGA