History, Principles, Purpose & Vision

AKILA (pronounced ah-KEE-lah)
An Arabic-African name that means "she who is intelligent or she who reasons."

WORKSONGS
In Africa, worksongs were traditional songs that people sang while they worked. In the United States, however, worksongs became the kind of song that enslaved Africans (we don't use the word "slave" to identify people) sang on plantation fields to make the burden of being enslaved a little easier to bare.

AKILA WORKSONGS, Inc. is a leading arts+activism company that offers management, public relations (including marketing and writing services), and consulting services (event planning, special project management, and cultural programming). Social Entrepreneur, activist, and writer, April R. Silver, founded the company in April 1993. Since then, it is emerging as one of the country's leading Black-owned, woman-owned companies of its kind.

The concepts of truth, justice, love, and beauty are central to AKILA WORKSONGS. We thread those concepts throughout all our operations. We purposefully blend art, entertainment, education, and community into our projects. While it is our intent to support the work of people from communities of color, we have (and will continue to) proudly serve and collaborate with any artist or organization that shares our values, principles, and commitment to excellence.
v So whether its booking lectures at colleges, developing relevant media and marketing campaigns, planning and producing conferences, or facilitating special initiatives, AKILA WORKSONGS intends to provide careful, extraordinary service to both the clients we select and the communities we serve.