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Author: Yhane Washington Smith

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Harlem Queen is an award-winning Black historical fiction audio drama based on the true story of Madame Stephanie St. Clair, the bold, brilliant "Numbers Queen" who built a Harlem empire during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s.


Written, produced, and directed by Yhane Washington Smith, an A'Leila Bundles Scholar at Columbia University, this five-season series brings Madame St. Clair's world to vivid life through original music, meticulous sound design, and a full cast of characters. Jazzy, glamorous, and unflinching about what it meant to be a Black woman in America in the 1920s.


As featured on ABC's primetime documentary The Story of Soaps. History this rich deserves to be heard.


You can follow on Instagram: @Yhane.Writes,


our web site: YhaneWashingtonSmith.com,


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or our newsletter: https://harlemqueen.substack.com/




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S5 EP3 - Policy Banking 101

S5 EP3 - Policy Banking 101

2025-12-1117:39

Anita breaks down policy banking to Michelle. The episode features: Isabelle Kerby-McGowan Nina Smith Marie-Francoise Theodore Gabrielle Adkins Sound Designed by Collin Thomas Original Theme Music created by Jason Moran Produced, written, directed and edited by Yhane Washington Smith Thank you to The Puffin Foundation for their support of this project. This is our final season of "Harlem Queen" the audio drama. What happens next? A play? A movie? A spinoff? Read all about it in my newsletter harlemqueen.substack.com Check out my other shows: *The Courtship of Mona Mae *1972 - The Chisholm Trail and the Davis Trial * Dancers on the Shore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep4 - Final Series Episode

S5 Ep4 - Final Series Episode

2025-12-0920:05

In this final episode of the series, Stephanie makes her return and even convinces Anita not to give up her territory. Dutch Schultz is finally shot dead. Michelle comes to a conclusion, which sets us up for our spin-off series, "Crown Beauty". This episodes features: Gabrielle Adkins Isabelle Kerby-McGowan Nina Smith Ian Bell Jimmy Mehiel Denese Longsworth Karen Chmielnicki Sound designed by Colin Thomas Original theme music by Jason Moran Produced, written and directed by Yhane Washington Smith Thank you to The Puffin Foundation for their support of this project. What's next for "Harlem Queen" read my short and sweet newsletter and find out: https://harlemqueen.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 EP2 - The Great Escape

S5 EP2 - The Great Escape

2025-10-1614:17

Stephanie makes her great escape from prison. This episode features: Marie - Francoise Theodore Gabrielle Adkins Journey Brown-Saintel Luke Slattery Thank you: Emilio Smith Tom Smith Collin Thomas Sound designed by Collin Thomas Produced, written and directed by Yhane Washington Smith Thank you to The Puffin Foundation for their support of this project. We are taking "Harlem Queen" to the stage! Join us on our journey! subscribe to: https://substack.com/@harlemqueen? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 EP1 - The Queens of Harlem

S5 EP1 - The Queens of Harlem

2025-09-1715:41

This is our first episode of our last season! While Stephanie is recuperating in France with Josephine Baker, we meet the other Queens of Harlem; Anita Howell, Rita, Polly Adler and even Stephanie's daughter, Michelle. This episode features: Isabelle Kerby-McGowan as Anita Howell Denese Longsworth as Rita Munoz Karen Chmielnicki as Polly Adler Nina Smith as Michelle Mondesir Sound Designed by Collin Thomas "Harlem Queen" is produced, written and directed by Yhane Washington Smith Thank you to The Puffin Foundation for their support of this project. We are taking "Harlem Queen" to the stage! Join us on our journey! subscribe to: https://substack.com/@harlemqueen? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Season Five Trailer

Season Five Trailer

2025-09-1201:36

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