Bachelors 1993: our picks for this year are strong, assured and available - profiles of 36 single African American men

Ebony, June, 1993

SOPHISTICATED, cerebral and sexy are three words that best describe EBONY's eligible bachelors for 1993. These 36 single men from across the country say they are searching for the woman of their dreams and are hoping to establish a long-lasting relationship with that special lady.

The dashing gents on these pages are succeeding in a variety of white-collar and blue-collar occupations. Whether they are surgeons, attorneys, educators, police officers, firefighters or businessmen, all are proficient in their chosen fields. And they bring home the bacon, too, with annual salaries ranging from $26,000 to $1 million.

This year's bachelors are involved in numerous leisure activities from flying planes, horseback riding and racing bicycles to painting, collecting antiques and studying African history. Many take part in youth mentoring programs, community service groups and church activities.

While they are flourishing in their careers and personal achievements, these available men say the right woman would make their lives complete. They are looking for attractive, professional, sensitive and spiritual women. One bachelor says his ideal mate is "well-read or college-educated, politically and socially astute and involved with the community." Another says his lady love should be "secure enough in herself to be her own woman and not the woman she thinks I want her to be."

Taken together, these available men from coast to coast are, by any measure, great catches.