Hi. I’m Ken.

Art has always been my anchor.

Ken Williams leads narrative and cultural strategy at Red Sofa. He is a speaker, storyteller, HIV activist,media presence, and the creative force behind the award-winning video blog, Ken Like Barbie. He has shared his story on YouTube and collaborated on projects with the Black AIDS Institute, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Greater Than AIDS, and HIV.gov.

Williams’s plenary speech at the 2016 U.S. Conference on AIDS was one of the year’s best.Through his personal journey with HIV, Williams seeks to convey the nuances of his experience, he explains, “so when the historians do their research, they will know that black gay men do exist, and that doesn’t make us vectors or predators or disposable — but vibrant, impassioned individuals thriving in a fear-based society with very little support.” 

Education

BA Fiction Writing/English
Columbia College Chicago

MBA Human Resource Management
Keller

Favorite Poem

Dawn, Paul Laurence Dunbar

An angel, robed in spotless white,
Bent down and kissed the sleeping Night.
Night woke to blush; the sprite was gone.
Men saw the blush and called it Dawn.

Playlist

  • Lauryn Hill 

  • India.Ariei

  • Kelly Clarkson 

  • Laya

  • Jordan Rekai

  • Allen Stone

  • Daley & Marsha Ambroisis 

  • Tevin Campbell

  • Black Coffee

  • Emily King

  • Tanerelle

  • Fertile Ground

  • Jasmine Sullivan

  • Durand Bernarr

  • Beyonce

  • Whitney Houston

Places I’ve Lived

Chicago
Beverly
Pilsen
Rogers Park

Houston
Westchase

Los Angeles
Korea Town
Leimert Park

Atlanta
More like Douglasville, GA

Personal Mantra

Free Yourself!ning

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