Striving to live my life as a Baha'i. I enjoy going out for dinner, independent films, theater, walks in the park, street fairs, the beach, good conversation, lots of laughter, museums, live concerts, diversity, yoga, and sporting events to mention some things off the top of my head.
Ultimately, if the chemistry is right I would welcome a long-term relationship, but right now, I am just looking to make new friends.
FEMALE VOCALISTS
Aaliyah, Christina Aguilera, India Arie, Anita Baker, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Tracy Chapman, Faith Evans, Lauryn Hill, Whitney Houston, Mahalia Jackson, Norah Jones, Alicia Keys, Kelly Price, Sade, Jill Scott, Mavis Staples, Angie Stone, Joss Stone and Tamia to name a few.
MALE VOCALISTS
Marc Anthony, Eric Benet, Frankie Beverly, Boys Choir of Harlem, Nat King Cole, Sam Cooke, D’Angelo, Will Downing, Eric Dozier, Richard Estick, Marvin Gaye, Anthony Hamilton, Donnie Hathaway, Dave Hollister, John Legend, Glenn Lewis, Maxwell, Donnie McClurkin, Brian McKnight, Musiq, Ron Phillips , Prince, Raphael Saadiq, Ruben Studdard, Carl Thomas, Luther Vandross, Barry White and Stevie Wonder are my present favorites.
BANDS
BLACK IVORY
BOYZ II MEN
EARTH, WIND AND FIRE
HAROLD MELVIN AND THE BLUE NOTES
ISLEY BROTHERS
JACKSON 5
JUST-N-TIME
LOOSE ENDS
LUCY PEARL
MAROON 5
MAZE
SIMPLY RED
STYLISTICS
THE TEMPTATIONS
TONY TONIE TONE
TOURÉ KUNDA
Anything by Spike Lee
Back to the Future
Big
Dances With Wolves
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eve's Bayou
Kramer vs. Kramer
Lady Sings the Blues
Mystic River
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Rocky
Shopgirl
Terms of Endearment
The Birds
The Godfather
The Wiz
Girlfriends, Everybody Hates Chris, America's Next Top Model, Dateline NBC, 20/20 and Oprah.
The Secret Life of Bees and everything by Gary Zukov.
Martin Luther King Jr. –Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Nelson Mandela – There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children. Jackie Robinson - the first African American to play Major League Baseball. Oprah Winfrey - Become the change you want to see - those are words I live by. Mother Theresa - Keep the joy of loving God in your heart and share this joy with all you meet especially your family. Be holy – let us pray. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá - Know thou of a certainty that Love is the secret of God's holy Dispensation, the manifestation of the All-Merciful, the fountain of spiritual outpourings. Love is heaven's kindly light, the Holy Spirit's eternal breath that vivifieth the human soul. Love is the cause of God's revelation unto man, the vital bond inherent, in accordance with the divine creation, in the realities of things. Love is the one means that ensureth true felicity both in this world and the next. Love is the light that guideth in darkness, the living link that uniteth God with man, that assureth the progress of every illumined soul. Love is the most great law that ruleth this mighty and heavenly cycle, the unique power that bindeth together the divers elements of this material world, the supreme magnetic force that directeth the movements of the spheres in the celestial realms. Love revealeth with unfailing and limitless power the mysteries latent in the universe. Love is the spirit of life unto the adorned body of mankind, the establisher of true civilization in this mortal world, and the shedder of imperishable glory upon every high-aiming race and nation. My most influenial hero was my mother, Marjorie June Perry – she was orphaned at age five and with no parents of her own, she loved me with all her heart and as a single parent she strived to create the life for me she never had!