OUR SMOOTH OPERATOR "WALI"

1. If you could snap your fingers and change the world--what would you change?Hunger, Poverty, Racism and Equality

2. Best album ever recorded? Stevie Wonder, Songs in the Key of Life

3. Greatest athlete of all time? Muhammad Ali

4. Your greatest strength or gift? Being true to myself and available to others

5. Lessons the younger generation can learn from their elders? The importance of self-respect, accountability, and how to be responsible

6. Most beautiful childhood memory. The ability to grow up with the same friends and community; whether it was an event or just kicking it.

7. The person that made the biggest difference in your life. My Grandmother

8. Favorite time of year? Spring and Autumn

9. A book everyone should read? The Quran 

10. What are you most grateful for? The Blessing of waking up every day with the opportunity to do better than I did yesterday.

11. Best comedian of all time? Bernie Mack

12. Favorite artist? Patti LaBelle 

13. The best part about life before mobile phones. Exercising our minds to remember telephone numbers, addresses, and socializing with friends in person, getting the full benefit of community.

14. The most positive impact on the community of legalizing cannabis? We gain our street corners back, we have the opportunity to become business owners and funnel much needed services back into the community, such as mentoring, with a strong focus on the homeless population.

15. The greatest threat to humanity? Hate

16. How do you relax? Meditation, music and a good cigar  

17. Favorite vintage cars? 1969 Ford Mustang

18. Most gorgeous childhood celebrity? Pam Grier

19. Favorite place to travel? I haven’t found it yet

20. Your greatest accomplishment? I went through a tragic injury which could have taken my life. I defied the odds and became an even better man.