I was born Alexis Shakayla Harvey. The short name of  "Harvey" was given to me by my peers in Spoken Word Poetry. I am an actress, activist, and overall #MelaninGoddess! Everything I do I do it for my God and for my people. I was born and raised in Flint, Michigan. Yes that Flint, Michigan. I have traveled across the United States with my poetry team-Raise It Up-to spread awareness of the Flint Water Crisis through song, spoken word, and dance. We've performed with Stevie Wonder, Estelle, Janelle Monae, Harry Belafonte and many others at the #JusticeforFlint and Many Rivers to Cross music festivals, and has been featured in an array of online news outlets and publications including Teen Vogue, PBS Newshour Poetry, Huffington Post Black Voices, and NowThis News.

 

I grew up in a Flint that wasn't known by the media for a Water crisis. In grade school I attended Flint Youth Theatre's Drama School, and participated in 10+ plays there. As a college student I attended the University of Michigan-Flint and received a Bachelor's of Arts in Theatre & French. During my undergrad, I studied at University of Hawai'i at Manoa as part of the National Student Exchange Program. There, I studied Hawaiian Theatre, and Alexander Technique. Aside from theatre I am a creator of many mediums of art including Spoken Word, dance, modeling, video production, and clothing design. Constantly growing and learning,  I believe there's nothing that I can't do as long as I am willing to put the work into it.