Events

A'Lelia will speak at the Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Women's Center's annual International Women's Day program

A'Lelia will speak about Madam C. J. Walker and A'Lelia Walker's political, community and philanthropic activism at a Women's History Month program at the Democratic Woman's National Democratic Club in […]

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 […]

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 […]