The Joy Goddess of Harlem: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance
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Presented Live on Zoom
Step into the world of Harlem's tastemakers and cultural innovators in a conversation with A'Lelia Bundles -- journalist, Emmy-winning producer, New York Times best selling author, and descendant of Madam C.J. Walker. Drawing on her acclaimed biographies On Her Own Ground and Joy Goddess, Bundles will explore A'Lelia Walker's extraordinary life and impact on Harlem's cultural life, elite social circles, and artistic flowering during the Harlem Renaissance. Moderated by Allison Robinson, associate curator of history exhibitions, the discussion will also spotlight rare personal artifacts that Bundles lent to The Gay Harlem Renaissance, offering an intimate look at the material and historical legacies of this remarkable woman.
A’Lelia Bundles is the author of New York Times Notable Book and bestseller On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker. A former ABC News Washington, DC, deputy bureau chief and an Emmy Award–winning producer, she participated in residencies at Yaddo and MacDowell while writing Joy Goddess. Visit her website at ALeliaBundles.com or on Instagram at @ALeliaBundles.
Allison Robinson, Ph.D., is the associate curator of history exhibitions at The New York Historical. Allison received her doctorate in History from the University of Chicago. Since joining the Historical, she has curated multiple exhibitions and installations, including Title IX: Activism On and Off the Field, Crafting Freedom: The Life and Legacy of Free Black Potter Thomas W. Commeraw, Kara Walker: Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated), Women’s Work, and Running for Civil Rights: The New York Pioneer Club, 1936-1976. Most recently, she was lead curator of The Gay Harlem Renaissance.
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Lead support for the Center for Women's History programs provided by Joyce B. Cowin, Diane and Adam E. Max, Jean Margo Reid, and the Mellon Foundation.
