A'Lelia will deliver the keynote speech at the Telling Stories of Black Lives Through Biographies symposium hosted by Troy University and the Biographers International Organization in Montgomery, Alabama.
In her keynote address -- "Because the Ancestors Insist: Why I Write Biography" -- A'Lelia discusses her research and writing about Madam C. J. Walker and A'Lelia Walker, the long tradition of memoir and autobiography writing by Black authors, and how the current efforts to erase and sanitize Black history mirror late 19th and early […]
To hear A'Lelia's interview with Under the Radar host Callie Crossley click here.
A'Lelia will join a distinguished panel of beauty innovators and influencers including Camille Rose founder Janell Stephens, Harlem Candle and Perfume Company founder Teri Johnson, Danessa Myricks Beauty founder and Robyn Atwater of Curldaze to reflect on artist Amy Sherald's Whitney Museum exhibition, "American Sublime."
A'Lelia joins World Bride Magazine founder Myrdith Leon-McCormack at the Renaissance New York Hotel for a celebration of the Harlem Renaissance and the neighborhood’s cultural impact. Click here for tickets.
A'Lelia will moderated a virtual roundtable discussion on biographies about women as part of BIO's annual conference. Space is limited so register now at https://biographersinternational.org/conference/2025-bio-conference/#program
A'Lelia will join other BIO members as they read excerpts from their most recent biographies. She'll select a section from Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance, which will be published on June 10. Register for the conference at https://biographersinternational.org/conference/2025-bio-conference/#tab1
To watch A'Lelia's conversation with Dr. Deborah Willis, click here. A'Lelia launches the publication of her new book, Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance, in a conversation with her dear friend Deborah Willis They first met during the 1980s when A'Lelia was doing research about the Walker women and Deborah was on the […]
To watch A'Lelia's conversation with author Tracy Chiles McGhee, click here. A'Lelia discussed her new book Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance at 901 G Street, NW at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library. Register at Martin Luther King Library website and at Politics & Prose website
A'Lelia will talk about Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance in conversation with Rutgers Professor Tiffany Gill at the Philadelphia Barnes & Noble. The event is free but registration is recommended