Sun, Jan 25
|Highways
Kenya E. Williams - Harlan Ave. Girl
In this solo work, writer and performer Williams traces her journey from a Broadway-dreaming child to educator, activist, and poet — channeling family, teachers, and students as she confronts race, colorism, and struggle, revealing how experience collides with histories of inequality and survival.
Time & Location
Jan 25, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Highways , 1651 18th St, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA
About The Event
Harlan Ave Girl is a one-woman performance blending storytelling, poetry, and embodied truth as Kenya E. Williams traces her path from a Broadway-dreaming child to educator, activist, and poet. Through humor and honesty, she confronts race, colorism, and systemic injustice while honoring family, legacy, and survival—revealing how personal stories echo larger histories.
Directed by acclaimed television and theater director Erma Elzy, this intimate work invites audiences into a journey of transformation, resilience, and self-definition.