As Queen Afua, Robinson opened wellness centers in six U.S. states and
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. She reported in 1995 that 10,000 customers had come to her center in
Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. In 2000, she opened a center in
Washington, D.C. Her 2001 book
Sacred Woman has remained in print for over twenty years. In her books and talks, she emphasizes the importance of a vegan diet, referring to meat and dairy as "dead" foods and fruits, and vegetables and grains as "living" foods. She also advises to eat baked and broiled foods and avoid consuming fried food, and suggests using herbs and herbal baths for medical purposes. She also connects poor dietary habits to the legacy of slavery, urging listeners and readers to break free from typical American comfort foods. Afua's writing on women's health defines the womb as the "sacred organ of reproduction" and describes it as "foundational to healing all other aspects of the body" and "a physical and spiritual site of activism," although she also includes and recognizes women who cannot or can no longer reproduce. In 2021, her visit to Ghana was highlighted by the
Ghana Tourism Authority.
Notable clients and collaborators New York City Mayor
Eric Adams and musician
Erykah Badu have cited Queen Afua's work as having inspired them to become vegan. Other clients have included
Stevie Wonder,
Roberta Flack, and
Vanessa Williams. Afua's work was also endorsed by
Nipsey Hussle and his widow,
Lauren London. Afua has collaborated with London, Erykah Badu, and
Beverly Bond. In 2021, she marketed a wellness program together with singer and actress
Mýa.
Brooklyn land ownership dispute In 2018, a landlord named Menachem Gurevitch filed an eviction claim against Afua and her family, saying that he had purchased her home and the Brooklyn headquarters of her wellness center network from her 98-year-old mother Ida Robinson. Afua and her family disputed the eviction, claiming that Ida had been defrauded of her title with confusing documents. In 2022, dozens of activists from the
Chabad movement stormed Afua's house attempting to evict her family by force while chanting "Death to Arabs" in Hebrew. == Personal life ==