Founded in November 2005, Black Girl Speaks began as a powerful one-woman show and has since evolved into a global movement dedicated to the holistic healing, empowerment, and amplification of the voices of Black Girls and womxn. This milestone performance celebrates two decades of storytelling, cultural expression, and community impact.
Written, directed, and co-produced by Talitha Anyabwelé, Black Girl Speaks blends spoken word, monologues, music, and movement to bring to life the layered, nuanced experiences of Black womanhood. While the production has been performed across the country and internationally, this marks its first presentation in the South Florida region.
Each performance of Black Girl Speaks is intentionally unique. This special anniversary installment, titled Black Girl Speaks: Grown Woman Edition, will also feature renowned star of the Roxanne Shanté biopic, Roxanne Roxanne, and star of Journal for Jordan with Michael B. Jordan, Chanté Adams. This rendition offers a deeply reflective and powerful experience designed for audiences ages 16 and up.
“This show is for the community, from the community, about the community,” says Anyabwelé. “It is an invitation to witness, to feel, and to truly understand the beauty, complexity, and humanity of Black women’s lived experiences.”
With its signature blend of vulnerability, truth-telling, and artistic expression, Black Girl Speaks continues to create space for dialogue, healing, and transformation.
If you love Black women, this show is for you. If you don’t, this show is especially for you — because you will when you leave. To know us, truly, is to love us.
Audiences are invited to join the Black Girl Speaks movement and actively support, protect, and empower Black Girls and womxn through presence, partnership, and participation.