Those who know a'Ali DeSousa speak of his emphatic and introspective nature since his very early years of life. At times he is the quintessential melancholy creative soul. More than this a man who wishes not to speak of himself but simply tells his life's learning from the pen, art and sometimes the silver screen. A son of the Afro-Latin diaspora, DeSousa states, "As Socrates, I am a citizen of the world, ever seeking the face of The First and Perfect Unknown Known. Confirmed in the belief of something greater than ourselves is The Source of All, and that humanity is meant to be far more than it currently manifests.