Tamara J. Walker

Tamara J. Walker

Tamara J. Walker is a historian at Barnard College, the co-founder of the Wandering Scholar and the author of Beyond the Shores: A History of African Americans Abroad.

Ada "Bricktop" Smith's clubs attracted high-profile visitors, including Cole Porter, the future Edward VIII and Elizabeth Taylor.

At Her Globe-Spanning Nightclubs, This Black Entertainer Hosted a 'Who’s Who' of the 20th Century

Ada "Bricktop" Smith, who operated venues in Rome, Paris and Mexico City, brushed shoulders with the likes of Langston Hughes, Salvador Dalí and Gertrude Stein

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