the organization will go by the acronym aali (all lower case) which is a tribute to one of the greatest athletes of all time - muhammad ali. (assuming everyone in the world knows who he is; please google him if not. 

we are in NO WAY affiliated with his estate, so we can't use his likeness. but rather - we are looking for a logo inspired by not only his athletic prowess but also by his willingness to lose his title rather than serve in a war that he thought was unjust; for a country that treated black people as unequal americans.

some key aspirational words include: 
fierce
majestic
royalty
brash
heroic
larger than life
uncompromising
victorious
leader

im open on the color scheme - but it needs to be colors that reflect the above values. im attaching my most favorite image of him that i feel best captures the essence of the above words. im also attaching our current logo.

African American Leadership Institute - aali