Yolo Akili Robinson is an award winning writer, healing justice worker, Yolo yogi and the founder and executive director of BEAM (The Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective). BEAM is a national training, movement building and grant making organization dedicated to the healing, wellness and liberation of Black communities.

Yolo has worked primarily in three areas: Batterers intervention/family counseling with Black men and boys, HIV/AIDS, and healing justice/wellness work. In 2018, Yolo was awarded the prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 'Health Equity Award' for his work. He was also featured at the 2020 BET Awards for an "Empowerful spotlight', highlighting his work facilitating the vision of BEAM.

Alongside Robinson’s counseling and training work, he has written and been featured in numerous publications on wellness including the Women’s Journal, GQ, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Shondaland, The Mighty.com, Ebony, The Huffington Post, and Everyday Feminism(s). He is also the author of the social justice themed affirmation book "Dear Universe: Letters of Affirmation & Empowerment For All Of Us, a book which led him to be named a "Health Hero" By BET.Com. In 2009, he was awarded a ZAMI scholarship to complete his 200 level certification as a Hatha yoga teacher.

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