Knowledge is power, throughout life experiences one can gain such powers to achieve excellence and for past the limits projected through society. Wesley Morris a strong conscious being has illuminated himself by playing a role in uplifting the community through unity marches and festivals. I had a chance to interview Wesley on Tuesday October 6th, read more about what he had to say about him self and his life.
Giancarlo Spells: Who are you and where are you from?
Wesley Morris: My life began as the caboose to three other children from my mother and father, Carole and W.J. Morris. My mother and father had grown from roots in small towns in Georgia. Hogansville and Sandersville, GA respectively, and I were able to make the trip to these hometowns yearly and count them as my greatest moments of reflection. My older siblings were born up north in either Virginia or New York. I was born in Raleigh, NC April 24th, 1985 as the only child born in North Carolina in my family.
GS: What are your interests?
WM: I enjoyed sports and music while growing up. I played the piano, violin and drums; heavily involved in most and any church activity. I played several sports, basketball, and baseball mainly with basketball being my choice for favorite. My social life consisted of middle class families with different racial and cultural backgrounds. Sharing in activities as a family was constant and consistent and I count those as very good times in my life. My mother and father decided that I would travel with my sister, who was a teacher of social studies at the middle school I attended, to West Africa, specifically, the countries of Ghana, Benin and Togo. The journey was with two other young people and a group of adults. Much of that experience may go unwritten, as I felt my way through the trip and did not write much.
GS: How did it feel to open up for Lupe and what message was your group sending in the song performed at the concert?
WM: opening up for Lupe was amazing. It was a feeling of living in the moment. Not having to force anything, a feeling like everything works out. Our group had the message that unity and respect can get us a long way. We also had one song that was for the sisters in the audience, and it was saying we appreciate your love.
GS: What are some life stories that really benefited you in the long run?
WM: I had a good deal of confidence tied into my appearance, and before braces most jokes centered on my dark skin and buck teeth with a gap. For the most part I was too happy and told too many jokes of my own to notice any of that, however much I heard it and the idea of race still was not clear to me. After many attempts I finally made a school basketball team in my 12th grade year. I was cut from the team every year beginning in the 7th grade. I was always able to play city ball, but making it on a school basketball team made me feel accomplished. Also before graduating and since freshman year in high school, I had an interest in the different art programs. I find the arts as an expressive outlet for many of the mechanical and tension filled patches of life. So I appreciate the different forms that probably lead to a major decision in my collegiate experience. I can remember watching drama movies with my sister closest to me in age, (mainly her lifetime movies) and I picked up her habit of making noises when something hits close to home so I may do so in class so please excuse me. I also enjoy nature and its elements, more precisely the wind that I feel to be a great comfort to me.
GS: What are some words, quotes, or phrases that explain you?
WM: live long and strong, See k for courage, character, confidence, complete.
No worries. No pain. No difficulty. Just be the best of you.
Special Thanks to Wesley Morris, for more info go to Wesley Morris
By: Giancarlo Spells
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