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Yolo Akili

Presented by Another Option and ALLGO at Historic Victory Grill

April 10, 2010

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Yolo Akili is a nationally recognized artist, author, Iyengar yoga teacher and spiritual consultant. As a poet he has performed and featured at colleges, universities and numerous social justice conferences, including the Southeast Students against Sweatshops Conference, the 2009 National HIV prevention Conference, the State of Black Gay America Summit and more. He is the author of the poetry chapbook, " Poems in The Key Of Green" and his essays and commentaries have been published in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, The Charis Review, & Aquarius Atlanta to name a few. As a scholar activist he works as a trainer & instructor at Men Stopping Violence, a social change organization dedicated to ending male violence against women. He was also apart of the creative team that established "Sweet Tea: Southern Queer Men's Collective" & "Da C.R.I.B.B" an HIV prevention community center in Atlanta. Yolo has been awarded the " Creative Leadership Award by the Feminist Women's Health Center" and the "Unity In Community Award' From Unity Church Atlanta. He makes his home in Atlanta & NewYork. Check out www.yoloakili.com

Queer Sol is a multidisciplinary artist collective founded by Queer People of Color to explore our diverse abilities, and share our experiences. Queer Sol seeks to provide a safe space for queer identified people of color and their allies to meet, dialogue, connect, and enact social change through artistic means. Check out Queer Sol at www.queersol.org