Tanisha Ford, author of “Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement,” will be the guest speaker at Welcome to Our Met Gala for the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center for Women’s History Month.
Welcome to Our Met Gala
Dubbed “Welcome to Our Met Gala,” the event salutes the traveling fashion show known as “Ebony Fashion Fair,” lauded by the Black community, founded by Eunice Johnson, and produced by Johnson Publishing Company, who Ford writes extensively about in her award-winning book.
The salute to Ebony Magazine, is a Fashion Retrospective in conjunction with Two River Theater’s Costume Department, to benefit the Art of Social Justice, a professional development program for teachers.
About Tanisha Ford
Today’s term used to describe Tanisha Ford would be influencer.
Ford was named to Root Magazine list of the 100 Most Influential African Americans, in 2019. She is a CUNY history professor and contributing writer for the New York Times and Harper’s Bazaar Magazine. Ford also is a 2024 NAACP Image Award recipient.
Welcome to Our Met Gala information
Welcome to Our Met Gala will be held at the Two River Theater on March 22, at 7 pm.
Tickets start at $100. With a signed copy of Ford’s award-winning book, tickets are $150.
For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.tthomasfortuneculturalcenter.org.
