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During this interview, Deran and Yolo discuss Yolo’s work with the National Institute of Health’s Healthy Young Men’s research initiative, focusing on improving health outcomes for young Black and Latino men.
They share their experience of being contributing authors in the recent anthology on Black vulnerability and shame resilience, You are Your Best Thing, edited by Tarana Burke and Dr. Brené Brown. They talk about Yolo’s continued work to bring awareness to violence and inequalities stemming from homophobia, transphobia, and misogyny.
Yolo Akili is a healing justice worker, yogi, and the founder and Executive Director of BEAM (Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective). He began his career in public health, supporting Black communities as an HIV/AIDS counselor. Yolo co-founded Sweet Tea: Southern Queer Men’s Collective, a collective of gay and queer men who come together to address sexism and misogyny in LGBT communities.
