Yolo Akili Robinson (known as Yolo Akili) is an award winning blogger, performance artist, astrologer, Iyengar yogi and social justice advocate. His career and work emphasis has been on gender & sexuality social issues, LGBTQ rights, HIV & AIDS, and emotional/spiritual wellness.
He is a graduate of Georgia State University, where he earned his B.A in Women’s & African American Studies. He is a licensed 200 level Iyengar Yoga teacher (RYT),having studied and graduated from Yoga of India Yoga School, in Sandy Springs Georgia.
He has been a keynote speaker and featured performer at numerous colleges, universities and conferences including: Vanderbilt University, the National HIV prevention Conference, The State of Black Gay America Summit, The Southeastern Students Against, MAGNET San Francisco, University of Illinois, Morehouse College and much more. His performance art videos have been featured at numerous colleges and universities as talking points for forums on gender,race and sexuality.
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.
As a performance artist, he is the author of the poetry chapbook “Poems in the Key Of Green” and the spoken word album “Purple Galaxy”. He and his writings and articles have appeared in numerous venues including The Good Men Project, The Crunk Feminist Collective, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Voice Male, Left Turn, The GA Voice and more.
Yolo currently resides in Harlem, New York.
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