Asile Patin

Asile (uh-sigh-yul) is a writer, facilitator, and political strategist from Atlanta, Georgia. Asile is an Associate Project Consultant with CommunityBuild Ventures, a pro-Black solutions firm committed to promoting racial equity in the workplace. She also serves as Atlanta Regional Organizer with Abundant Housing Atlanta. Her work centers Black liberation, healing justice, and highlights the importance of Sankofa in building today's Black liberation movements across the Diaspora. Using reflection and journaling as a means for healing and liberation, Asile is the author of The Sankofa Series, a blog series embodying the adinkra symbol Sankofa, a Twi word from the Akan Tribe of Ghana that loosely translates to, “go back and get it”. Asile is a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy and holds a dual Bachelor of Arts Degree in African American Studies & Civic Engagement from Syracuse University.