{"product_id":"joy-goddess-alelia-walker-and-the-harlem-renaissance","title":"Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance","description":"FINALIST FOR THE ANISFIELD-WOLF BOOK AWARD\n\n“Raucously immersive...An intimate portrait of Black opulence in the early 20th century.” —Oprah Daily\n\nA “scintillating, vibrant” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) and deeply researched biography of A’Lelia Walker—daughter of Madam C.J. Walker and herself a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance—written by her great-granddaughter.\n\nDubbed the “joy goddess of Harlem’s 1920s” by poet Langston Hughes, A’Lelia Walker was a dazzling cultural icon whose legendary parties and Dark Tower salon helped define the Harlem cultural scene.\n\nAfter inheriting her mother’s pioneering hair care business, A’Lelia became America’s first high-profile Black heiress and a patron of the arts. Joy Goddess takes readers inside her New York homes, where she hosted luminaries including Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Paul Robeson, Florence Mills, James Weldon Johnson, Carl Van Vechten, and W.E.B. Du Bois—figures who shaped African American history and culture during the Roaring Twenties.\n\nDrawing on extensive research and personal correspondence, A’Lelia Bundles presents a nuanced biography of a woman navigating life as a wife, mother, businesswoman, and patron outside the shadow of her famous mother’s legacy.\n\nWith vivid detail, Joy Goddess brings to life A’Lelia’s radiant personality, fashion-forward influence, and role as one of the most important cultural icons of Harlem, offering a fresh and unforgettable portrait of the woman who embodied the spirit of a new Black cultural era.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1416544429\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1416544429.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Bundles, A'Lelia\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41570925117498,"sku":"DBV.1416544429.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1416544429-0.jpg?v=1785469792","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/joy-goddess-alelia-walker-and-the-harlem-renaissance","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}