Miki Vale is a San Diego-based African American Hip Hop artist, playwright, sound designer, educator, author, and U.S. State Department Cultural Arts Ambassador. Her multidisciplinary practice brings together Hip Hop, theatre, sound, performance, storytelling, and cultural education, with a sustained commitment to creating space for queer Black womxn.
Career
Origin / Ethnicity / Heritage
African American
Additional Languages
Pronouns
She/Her
2026
Cultural Arts Ambassador
U.S. cultural Hip Hop ambassadorship with Next Level, the U.S. Department of State cultural diplomacy program; Vale has served on Next Level teams in Egypt, Chile, and Vietnam, most recently teaching and performing in Ho Chi Minh City in fall 2026.
2020
Artist
Song condemning anti-Black racism; winner of Song of the Year at the 2021 San Diego Music Awards.
