Tarek Ali

Tarek Ali Ellis (born ) is an American YouTuber.
==Personal life==
Tarek is gay. He has always been interested in theatre, and struggled with poverty and homelessness in childhood. He has suffered from body dysmorphia.
At the age of 16, he started the LGBTQ non-profit organisation CaringColors.org. Tarek graduated from in 2020, with a bachelor’s degree in biology, and planned to be a doctor. Tarek originally planned to be a doctor. He interned at and Dental Clinics, and did research at NIH for several years.
In late 2021, Tarek was diagnosed with ADHD. He is a godfather.
==YouTube==
Tarek started making YouTube videos in 2016, when he was a high school senior. After gaining an audience, he began discussing LGBT and racial issues. After he came out as gay in June 2021, YouTube shared his fans positive reactions on Twitter. In 2019, he won a .
Tarek was part of the inaugural #YouTubeBlack Voices class of 2021. In April 2021, Tarek discussed his experiences as a black content creator in the Online Economy in a panel discussion at the .
==References==
Category:Vlogging YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2015
Category:LGBT YouTubers