The Roots of My Creativity

1. Lauryn Hill

1.1. Her first-born son Zion

1.2. Bob Marley

1.3. Marvin Gaye

1.4. Events in the black community

2. My Family

3. Alvin Ailey/AADT

4. The Black Community

4.1. Conflicts in identity

4.2. Racism

4.3. Resilience and Joy

5. Significant life events

6. Other art forms

6.1. Music

6.2. Literature

6.3. Visual Art

7. Kyle Abraham

7.1. The City of Pittsburgh

7.2. Neil Greensburg

7.3. Faye Driscoll

7.4. David Dorfman

7.5. Black films, music, and books

8. Maya Angelou

9. Spirituality

9.1. My relationship with God

9.2. Culture and traditions of the Black church

10. My peers

10.1. Kaufman classmates

10.2. Significant other

10.3. Friends skilled in other art forms