In celebration of Women's History Month, join us as journalist and author A'Lelia Bundles discusses her latest book—Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance. During the 1920s, A’Lelia Walker (daughter of Madam C.J. Walker) was an internationally famous heiress whose glamorous soirees were so memorable that poet Langston Hughes dubbed her “the joy goddess […]
A'Lelia will join biographers Jeffrey Boutwell and Hester Kaplan -- who also have written about family members -- on a panel moderated by Pulitzer Prize winner Megan Marshall. The event […]
Panel: “Your Story, Your Way” You have a tale to tell, your own or one that’s been in your family for years, but how should you tell it? In this […]
Join the Kansas City Public Library for an inspiring evening celebrating the life and legacy of A’Lelia Walker, the “Joy Goddess of Harlem’s 1920s.” Author A’Lelia Bundles will share insights […]
PANEL: In the Right Hands: Biographers as Collectors Biographers can support their research by collecting important related material often overlooked on the market or in storerooms and unavailable in any […]
A’Lelia Bundles returns to WMG to discuss her biography of her charismatic great-grandmother, Joy Goddess: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance. A‘Lelia Walker, best known as the only daughter of hair […]
Joy Goddess August and September 2026 Events
As part of the Joyful Resistance exhibition, A'Lelia will talk about Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance and the items from her Madam Walker Family Archives that are […]
A'Lelia will talk about Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance at the Martha's Vineyard Black Book Festival.
A'Lelia will sign copies of Joy Goddess and On Her Own Ground at Edgartown Books.