Skip Navigation

We are open today from 11 am to 6 pm.

Wed

June

7

Thu

June

8

today

Fri

June

9

Sat

June

10

Sun

June

11

Closed

June

12

Closed

June

13

Wed

June

14

Select a date

Cover, Aurora James, Wildflower (courtesy of Crown, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2023). (Photo: courtesy of Penguin Random House)

Brooklyn Talks: Wildflower with Aurora James and Huma Abedin

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

7–9 pm

Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

Join fashion pioneer Aurora James for a conversation with Huma Abedin in celebration of James’s new memoir, Wildflower. Named one of Harper’s Bazaar’s most anticipated books of 2023, Wildflower follows James’s journey from her tumultuous young womanhood to eventually creating her own Brooklyn-based company, Brother Vellies, a sustainable fashion line showcasing traditional African designs. Now widely known for moving the fashion industry’s needle forward by connecting economics to racial justice, James also tells the riveting story of how she founded the Fifteen Percent Pledge. The organization calls on retailers to commit 15 percent of their shelf space and spending power to Black-owned businesses. 

Tickets are $40 and include a signed copy of Wildflower. Member tickets are $35. Not a Member? Join today! 

This program will include ASL interpretation. For access needs, please email us at access@brooklynmuseum.org.