Joy Goddess: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance

AN HCNY Juneteenth Event
 

Social Impresario. Muse. Patron of the Arts. Celebrity Heiress. Philanthropist.

A’Lelia Walker, a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance, was known for hosting legendary parties at her Harlem townhouse, where African American socialites, African diplomats, and European royals would mingle with some of the most talented artists at a time when the explosive creativity of Harlem changed America’s culture forever. Her impact on Manhattan’s social scene was so significant that she was once dubbed by famed poet Langston Hughes as “the joy goddess of Harlem’s 1920s.”

Join us at the Harvard Club of New York on Tuesday, June 17th for an intimate discussion with A’Lelia Bundles (HR ’74) about Joy Goddess, her new biography of this colorful and central, yet often misunderstood, figure of the Harlem Renaissance.

When Bundles has a story to tell, you would be hard pressed to find anyone who could tell it better. She is a New York Times bestselling author, a former ABC News Washington DC deputy bureau chief, and an Emmy Award and du Pont Gold Baton-winning television news producer.

Importantly, she’s also the great-granddaughter (and namesake) of the A’Lelia Walker.

Two days before Juneteenth, this talk promises to be insightful, sensational and inspirational.

Space is limited, sign-up today!

Tuesday, June 17

7:00-8:00PM