▁communities ▁reject ▁the ▁narr ative ▁that ▁" Black ▁People ▁are ▁Def ic ient ▁In ▁Every ▁Dam n ▁Th ing ▁and ▁There ▁are ▁No ▁' Good ' ▁Black ▁Men ", ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁" World ▁Where ▁End ing ▁Part ner ▁Vi ol ence ▁Was ▁A ▁Prior ity " ▁in ▁a ▁" Black ▁( F em in ist ) ▁Future ▁where ▁G ender ed ▁social ization ▁will ▁be ▁declared ▁a ▁public ▁health ▁emer gency ." ▁ ▁Media ▁appearances ▁ ▁Ak ili ▁has ▁delivered ▁ke yn otes , ▁lect ures , ▁and ▁led ▁pan els ▁at ▁National ▁African ▁American ▁MS M ▁Le ad ership ▁Conference ▁on ▁H IV / A ID S ▁and ▁Other ▁Health ▁Dis par ities , Cla rem ont ▁McK en na ▁College , ▁A ID S ▁United , ▁V ander b ilt ▁University , ▁Ram ap o ▁College , ▁Harvard ▁University , ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁U rb ana - Ch amp aign , ▁Clay ton ▁State ▁University , ▁Bar uch ▁College , ▁Ag nes ▁Scott ▁College , ▁Ford ham ▁University , ▁Northern ▁Illinois ▁University , ▁and ▁Columbia ▁University . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Creative ▁Le ad ership ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁by ▁the ▁Fem in ist ▁Women ' s ▁Health ▁Center ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁prom oting ▁femin ism . ▁After ▁re le asing ▁his ▁book ▁D ear ▁Un iverse ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Ak ili ▁was ▁recognized ▁by ▁B ET ▁as ▁a ▁" He alth ▁Hero " ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁address ing