The Legacy Ball of Harlem: A Centennial Celebration of Culture, Fashion, and History
Posted April 2, 2025
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance, Renaissance New York Harlem Hotel and Myrdith Leon-McCormack, founder of World Bride Magazine (WBM), proudly presents the Legacy Ball of Harlem, a grand evening of culture, fashion, and history. The celebratory event will take place on Monday, May 5, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM at the iconic and recently reimagined Renaissance New York Harlem Hotel.
The goal of this event is to celebrate Harlem's timeless influence on global art, music, and fashion. Resilience is central thread of the story of Harlem — once farmland, later home to migrants during the Great Migration, and eventually a beacon of Black excellence that continues to inspire the world today.
“Few truly understand, I mean ‘TRULY’ understand the rich, deep history of what Harlem means to the creative legacy of not only this great city, but the country, and I’d say the world as a whole,” says Myrdith Leon-McCormack. “My goal in presenting this event is not only to celebrate the past but launch the next century and beyond of contributions from this legendary center of culture and creativity – Harlem.”
The centerpiece of this celebration will be the Legacy Ball of Harlem, where guests will come together in the vibrant epicenter of Harlem nightlife, the Renaissance New York Harlem Hotel. Located directly next door to the globally celebrated Apollo Theater on West 125ᵗʰ Street, the Renaissance New York Harlem Hotel, with its modern facilities, opulent accommodations, and award winning culinary offerings, not to mention some of the best nightly entertainment in the city, is a natural setting for such a celebration. Serving as the guest of honor for the Ball will be A’Lelia Bundles, the descendant of Madam C J Walker, who will be previewing the release of her latest book, due out in the coming weeks.
The historic legacy of the location includes names like Langston Hughes, Josephine Baker, Zora Neale Hurston, James Baldwin, Madam C J Walker, Zelda Barbour Wynn Valde, and Duke Ellington, all of whom flourished in their eras on this very piece of real estate. The Legacy Ball of Harlem, being held on this very spot, is a natural launching pad for the future of Harlem creative influence.
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