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  • Peoria Riverfront Museum

    Peoria Riverfront Museum 222 SW Water St, Peoria, IL, United States

    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 […]

  • Martha’s Vineyard Black Book Festival

    Island Conference Center 30 Island Inn Road, Oak Bluffs, MA, United States

    A'Lelia will talk about Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance at the Martha's Vineyard Black Book Festival.

  • Edgartown Books 8/16/2026

    Edgartown Books 44 Main Street, Edgartown, MA, United States

    A'Lelia will sign copies of Joy Goddess and On Her Own Ground at Edgartown Books.

  • VIRTUAL Hoosier Authors Book Club “Joy Goddess”

    Join A'Lelia for a virtual conversation about Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance with members of the Hoosier Authors Club From the Hoosier Authors Book Club website: Dubbed […]

  • Smithsonian’s The Power of Giving Symposium in Washington, DC 9/23/2026

    Smithsonian National Museum of American History 14th & Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC, United States

    A'Lelia and Nicholas Tedesco, President & CEO of the National Center for Family Philanthropy, discuss "Stewarding the Philanthropic Legacy of Madam C. J. Walker and A'Lelia Walker" during the Smithsonian's Power of Giving symposium at the National Museum of American History. From the website: "Join philanthropy thought leaders, Smithsonian curators, and historians as the National […]

  • Black Women Sell Live in Atlanta 9/25/2026

    Omni Atlanta 190 Marietta Street, NW, Atlanta, GA, United States

    A'Lelia will take the stage at Ashley N. Kirkwood's SOLD OUT Black Women Sell Live conference with panelists Linda Clemons (Sisterpreneur founder) and Liza Mickens (great-great-granddaughter of Richmond, VA banker Maggie Lena Walker). Although the event is sold out, you can learn more about the organization and think about attending next year. Here's the link […]

  • Mississippi Book Festival 9/26/2026

    Mississippi State Capitol Complex 400 High Street, Jackson, MS, United States

    A'Lelia speaks about her books -- Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance and On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker -- at the Mississippi Book Festival on Saturday, September 26 Mississippi Book Festival

  • Indy ArcFest (Free Press Indiana) 10/3/2026

    Hine Hall at IU Indianapolis 875 W. North Street, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    A’Lelia will join panelists Nicole Martinez-LeGrand and Kisha Tandy in a conversation, moderated by Tamara Winfrey-Harris, about reimagining the next 250 years of our nation’s history. From the Free Press Indiana website: On Oct. 3, Free Press Indiana (the support organization for Mirror Indy and FPI News) is hosting ArcFest — a live journalism and […]

  • In Conversation with Ray Boomhower (Wallace Terry Biographer) 10/7/2026

    NYU Brademas Center DC Campus 1307 L Street NW, Washington, DC, United States

    A'Lelia will moderate a conversation with biographer Ray E. Boomhower, author of Wallace Terry: A Reporter’s Journey from Selma to Saigon to Bloods, and panelists Marvin Kalb and Lisa Victoria Terry. Here's the link to register. From the website: Join the NYU John Brademas Center for a conversation with award-winning biographer Ray E. Boomhower on […]