Yolo Akili Robinson, known as Yolo Akili, was born on October 14, 1981. He is the executive director and founder of BEAM (Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective), an organization named after Joseph Beam, the prolific Black gay activist. Yolo was born Michael Todd Robinson Jr., in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Michael Robinson, a soldier, and Patricia Robinson, a department store manager. Because his father served in the military, Yolo lived in many places as a child, however most of […]

Categories: All, October, October 14, Robinson, Yolo Akili • Tags: 1981, October 14, Ubuntu Biography Project, Yolo Akili Robinson