Harlan Ave Girl is a powerful one-woman show that blends storytelling, poetry, and performance to trace one woman’s journey toward self-discovery. From the bright-eyed child who dreamed of Broadway to the educator, activist, and poet she becomes, Kenya E. Williams confronts the realities of race, colorism, and systemic injustice while celebrating resilience, love, and legacy.

With humor, vulnerability, and unflinching honesty, Williams channels the voices of family, teachers, casting directors, and students to reveal how personal experience collides with larger histories of inequality and survival. Her words honor the sacrifices of her parents, Kenneth and Elizabeth, while reclaiming beauty, identity, and power as a Black woman in America.

A moving fusion of monologue, slam poetry, and performance art, Harlan Ave Girl invites audiences to witness a story of transformation—where pain and perseverance give way to light, legacy, and radical self-acceptance.