24/7 with
24/7 with Anita Singleton-Prather, Gullah Heritage Scholar, Beaufort, SC
My family: My children Leslie
(25), Ja’Melle (18) and Jabarie (17); son-in-law Jeremy and grandchildren
Lydasia (7) and Sedeek (4).
My work: Minister,
Educator, Writer, Actress, Gullah Researcher, Storyteller, Historian and
Translator.
I’m thinking
about: How truly blessed I am.
What keeps me
awake at night: My creative juices because my mind just keeps going.
Right now I’m
reading: The Bible and books on the Civil War, home decorating, various folktales
and a cookbook.
Favorite web
site: www.knowitall.org/Gullahnet.
If I had a
vanity plate on my car, it would say: 2 Blessed 2 B Stressed.
The food I
could eat every day: Fried chicken.
If I were a heroine
I would be: Mekeda, the Queen of Sheba.
The most
important thing I ever lost: My parents.
My best friend
says I am: I’m a giver.
I still can’t
get the hang of: Suduko.
The world
would be a better place, if only: We would all learn to agree to disagree.
I’d like to
learn to: Play golf.
My mother
always said: Treat people the way you want to be treated.
The worst idea
I’ve ever had: While I was on tour I washed a very expensive shirt in the hotel sink and
put it in the microwave to dry.
Whose diary would you most like to read? Nelson Mandela’s.
