Bundles, great-great-granddaughter of Madam C.J. Walker, lovingly traces the life and career of the first black female millionaire in America, a woman who literally went from rags to riches and generously contributed to civil rights causes until her death.
A'Lelia Bundles is at work on Joy Goddess: The Life and Times of A'Lelia Walker, a biography of her great-grandmother's Harlem Renaissance era travels, parties and friendships with some of the most famous musicians, writers, actors and artists of the 1920s. On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker was a NY Times 2001 Notable Book and named the 2001 best book on black women's history by the Association of Black Women Historians. Bundles's young adult biography of Madam Walker received an American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation in 1992.
Bundles is a former network television executive and producer, who enjoyed a 30 year career with ABC News and NBC News.
