Black Masculinity in America: Context, History and Impact on Emotional Health
Yolo Akili Robinson known as (Yolo Akili) is a writer, organizer, and yoga teacher who has written extensively on emotional health and issues of gender, sexuality, and race. He has worked with black men and boys for over 10 years on issues such as violence, homophobia, and emotional health.
Akili is the author of Dear Universe: Letters of Affirmation & Empowerment for All Of Us (2013) and has written for the Huffington Post, Ebony, The Good Men Project, TheBody.com, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, and Everyday Feminism. His work has been featured on BET.com, Huffington Post Live, The Daily Princetonian, and The Feminist Wire. His most well known work is on gay men and sexism, African-Americans and emotional health, masculinity and emotional peace.
He has been awarded the Creative Leadership Award by the Feminist Women’s Health Center Atlanta, a ZAMI award, and the Unity in Community Award from Unity in Christ Fellowship Church.
Mr. Akili’s Athenaeum presentation is co-sponsored with the OBSA.
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