"Once Upon a Time in Harlem" documentary introduces audiences to Chicago journalist Gerri Major

Summary

<p>At the height of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s, the city bustled with activity.</p><p>People recited Langston Hughes’ “Weary Blues” poem on street corners. Duke Ellington delivered electrifying performances at the Cotton Club. A'Lelia Walker, daughter of millionaire Madam C. J. Walker, drew an enviable guest list to salons at her townhouse.</p><p>There to capture it all was Gerri Major, a glamorous journalist and Chicago native whose columns covered the Black upper class until her death at 90 years old in 1984. Nicknamed the “Harlem hostess,” she wrote for several newspapers before…

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