Kappa Alpha Psi’s Ajai Myles Traveled Over 3,000 Miles to Break the Stigma Around Autism in Black Communities

Over two months this spring, Ajai R. Myles put more than 3,000 miles on the road, moving through 13 cities and four states across the Southeast with a single goal: to change the way Black communities talk about autism and mental health. He called the journey Thee All Minds Matter Tour, and he built the entire thing as a student.

Myles is a Spring 2025 initiate of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., crossing through the Eta Theta Chapter at Columbus State University, where he is a senior psychology major. He is also the founder of Myles Ahead: The Black Men’s Mindset Revolution, a platform he created to open honest conversations about mental health, neurodiversity, and overall wellbeing among Black men and underserved communities.

For Myles, the work is personal. He was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD, and growing up he rarely saw neurodivergent Black men standing in spaces of leadership, advocacy, or Greek life. “Being a neurodivergent member of a social fraternity is perhaps one of the greatest contradictions imaginable,” he said, “yet Kappa Alpha Psi has given me a brotherhood that has encouraged me to thrive while embracing who I am fully.” That contradiction became the heart of his mission: to build spaces where neurodivergent people feel seen, valued, and at home.

Thee All Minds Matter Tour ran from April 1 through May 31, 2026, carrying storytelling, service, and hope directly into communities that often face the steepest barriers to mental health access and understanding. Myles researched local programs and resources in each stop, paying special attention to smaller towns with fewer support systems in place.

He documented the journey as a two-part film series. Vol. I: Thee Interview, an intimate sit-down directed, edited and produced by Ka’Sheen Hightower, co-produced by D’yani Sutherland exploring the purpose and vision behind the movement, has drawn more than 85,000 views. Vol. II: Thee Documentary, which follows the tour itself through community events, service projects, and moments of brotherhood and healing, has drawn more than 83,000. Together the two installments have gathered over 168,000 views.

The recognition has followed the reach. Myles interviewed former Atlanta Mayor and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. member Keisha Lance Bottoms, earned local television coverage from WTVM News Leader 9, and was featured in a legacy article by Columbus State University. The Columbus Museum invited him to film portions of Thee Making of Thee All Minds Matter Tour Vol. II inside its walls.

What has meant the most, he says, has been hearing from neurodivergent people in underserved communities who told him that watching someone who looks like them speak openly about autism and mental health gave them the confidence to embrace themselves more fully.

Myles did not do it alone. His prophyte, Fall 2022 Eta Theta initiate Ka’Sheen Hightower, helped direct and edit the series and shape the vision into something both brothers could stand behind. “Together, we have sought to create something bigger than ourselves,” Myles said, “a legacy of healing, education, and service.”

The official tour closed on May 31, but the mission did not. Through June and Men’s Health Month, Myles kept promoting wellness, mental health awareness, and self-care, with a focus on Black men and marginalized communities. It is the kind of achievement in an unexpected field of human endeavor that Kappa Alpha Psi was built to celebrate, and Myles is only getting started.

You can watch both installments of Thee All Minds Matter Tour, Vol. I: Thee Interview and Vol. II: Thee Documentary, to follow the movement for yourself.