Podcast appearances and mentions of a'lelia bundles

This goes out to all the boss ladies out there! And it's about the boss lady who was the first millionaire in U.S. history. Did you know that Madam CJ Walker hosted one of her first Mary Kay-like conventions in 1917? Do you know what date that was in history? Just on the heels of the so-called “Spanish Flu” the only other pandemic in American history, and much like the #bossbabes of today, she had to weather the storm with her business during her era's own #covid19. Other “did you knows”? Alex Hailey of the legendary book turned mini-series Roots was the first to option the story of Madam Walker, but he died before he could produce it. Maya Angelou was one of the names floated to play in the movie. Ooooooohhhh... it gets deeper! This conversation with @aleliabundles will blow your mind! She is the author behind the book that inspired the @Netflix original #SelfMade with Octavia Spencer and Blair Underwood! And you know that series came with its own controversies. Hear about them straight from the source and why composite characters may work for Hollywood, but not always for the good of black history. It streams later today on The Culture Soup Podcast®.

A'lelia Bundles is the great-granddaughter of Madame C.J. Walker. She joined Sheletta - in for Chad - to talk about her famous relative and the Netflix mini-series based on her book. https://aleliabundles.com/about/   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this bonus episode, we speak with A'Lelia Bundles, the great-great-granddaughter of Madame C.J. Walker and author of “On Her Own Ground,” the basis for Netflix's limited series “Self-Made.” We talk with her about Madame C.J. Walker's relationships with other women, and the line between fiction and reality. We hope you enjoy! To learn more about Madame C.J. Walker and about how A'Lelia is preserving her legacy, go to aleliabundles.com. For more information on Sistory Untold and this episode check out our Instagram and twitter @sistoryuntold or visit our website sistoryuntold.com!

Sistas Talking Natural Hair & Business Episode 32: "Fact vs. Fiction - A'Lelia Bundles Sets the Record Straight on "Self Made" Mini Series." Host: Charlotte Van Horn Guest: A'Lelia Bundles, Author, Speaker, Educator and Historian Ms. Bundles shares some FACTS about Madam and other characters in the Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker Netflix Mini-Series that will surprise you! Did you know some characters were completely fictional? Don't you want to know which ones?

When it premiered in March, the Netflix series “Self Made” was a hit. Octavia Spencer was nominated for an Emmy Award for her portrayal of Madam C. J. Walker, who was one of America's first Black millionaire businesswomen. But for five years, A'Lelia Bundles watched as parts of her 2001 biography about her great-great-grandmother were changed to fit a narrative arc. She joins us to discuss why the facts that were left on the cutting room floor are important to telling Walker's story.  

Formerly, On Her Own Ground. One little girl is the first of six children born free in her family after the abolition of slavery. She is quickly orphaned forced to fend for herself from the tender age of 6 years old. Despite all of her obstacles, including three unsuccessful marriages, abuse by white media and civilians, and deteriorating health, she becomes America's first female self-made millionaire. The woman's name: Madame C.J. Walker. The book: Self Made, and you're listening to LIT Society. LET'S GET LIT!... Find Alexis and Kari online: Instagram — www.instagram.com/litsocietypod/; Twitter — twitter.com/litsocietypod; Facebook — www.facebook.com/LitSocietyPod/; and our website www.LitSocietyPod.com. Get in on the conversation by using #booksanddrama.

Don't miss this SPECIAL Edition of Sistas Talking Natural Hair & Business Podcast Madam C.J. Walkers Great-Great Grand Daughter, A'Lelia Bundles, Author of “On Her Own Ground - The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker” (“Self Made”), is our SPECIAL Guest! Ms. Bundles shares some FACTS about Madam and other characters in the Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker Netflix Mini-Series that will surprise you! Did you know some characters were completely fictional? Don't you want to know which ones? Join us as we separate fact from fiction! The movie “SELF MADE” Here is a Link to our Podcast Playlist: http://bit.ly/SistasTalkingNaturalHair-Biz Our National Podcast can also be found on: SPOTIFY, SOUNDCLOUD, iHEART RADIO and APPLE PODCASTS Black Girls Think & Grow Rich - Book Club Produced by Elite Conversations Life Talk Radio & Podcast https://www.eliteconversations.com/mypodcast.html

Schedulicity and Hairdustry presents Your Day Off podcast- A'Lelia Bundles-is the great great granddaughter of Madam CJ Walker. Madam Cj Walker was Americas first Self Made millionaire. Madam CJ Walker empowered black women to be financially independent and socially responsible. A'Lelia wrote "On her own ground; the life and times of Madam CJ Walker. This was the book that the Netflix series "Self Made" was based! We finished this conversation with some incredible Q&A from our Zoom audience. Be careful you may learn something! https://aleliabundles.com https://essentials.schedulicity.com/hairdustry/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hairdustry/support

"May you prosper with purpose!" Join your host Essence Sylvia Smith, her partner in wine, Nadia Okoye, and A'Lelia Bundles for your weekly Wednesday wine down! On this episode they discuss Madam C.J. Walker, her legacy, Self Made, and more! Remember you can  drink wine on any day but on Wednesdays we drink wine.  And As Always,  Live Finesse. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Yay! Ms. Bundles graces us with her voice. She talks about her influence on the Netflix, Self Made series—the hits and misses. She also gives us insight on the TRUE Madam C.J. Walker and efforts by The Walker Foundation to maintain and share her legacy. And there is a story behind the story that you need to hear and know. It's so important to understand IMPACT. After you listen to A'Lelia's position you'll understand. Let's go! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/joyce-dmot/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joyce-dmot/support

An award-winning journalist and author, A'Lelia founded the Madam Walker Family Archives, is a Columbia University trustee and immediate past chairman of the National Archives Foundation. A former network television news executive and producer, she has appeared on ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, C-Span, NPR and BBC and spoken at Harvard Business School, Spelman College and dozens of corporations, book festivals and women’s conferences. Site: https://aleliabundles.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support

In this episode, Matt chats to the incredible A'Lelia Bundles author of 'Self Made' a mini-series now available on Netflix starring Octavia Spencer. The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Sarah Breedlove—who would become known as Madam C. J. Walker—was orphaned at seven, married at fourteen, and widowed at twenty. She spent the better part of the next two decades laboring as a washerwoman for $1.50 a week. Then—with the discovery of a revolutionary hair care formula for black women—everything changed. By her death in 1919, Walker managed to overcome astonishing odds: building a storied beauty empire from the ground up, amassing wealth unprecedented among black women, and devoting her life to philanthropy and social activism. Tune in as A'Lelia gives her thoughts on Hollywood, the power of a story and behind the scenes insights into the making of 'Self Made'.

SO MANY GEMS DROPPED! Did you know that Madam CJ Walker hosted one of her first Mary Kay-like conventions in 1917? Do you know what date that was in history? Just on the heels of the so-called “Spanish Flu” the only other pandemic in American history, and much like the #bossbabes of today, she had to weather the storm with her business during her era's own #covid-19. Other “did you knows”? Alex Hailey of the legendary book turned mini-series Roots was the first to option the story of Madam Walker, but he died before he could produce it. Maya Angelou was one of the names floated to play in the movie. Ooooooohhhh... it gets deeper! This conversation with @aleliabundleswill blow your mind! She is the author behind the book that inspired the @netflix original #SelfMade with @octaviaspencer! And you know that series came with its own controversies. Hear about them straight from the source and why composite characters may work for Hollywood, but not always for the good of black history. This conversation is

In this episode, I am joined with Mrs. Amaka of Parents Wey Sabi as we discuss the story of Madam CJ Walker. First written as a book by her great-great-granddaughter, A'lelia Bundles, the movie is also available on Netflix. I would also like to hear or read your thoughts. Connect with me on Instagram Take a course at Bcon School --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bcon/message

Self Made is Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker. A’Lelia Bundles is the author of On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker, the 2001 New York Times Notable Book about her entrepreneurial great-great-grandmother. Renamed Self Made for the 2020 edition, this biography is the inspiration for the four-part Netflix series starring Oscar winner Octavia Spencer that premiered on March 20.   Ms. Bundles is at work on her fifth book, The Joy Goddess of Harlem: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance, about her great-grandmother whose parties, arts patronage and international travels helped define the era. A former network television news executive and producer at ABC News and NBC News, Ms. Bundles is a vice chairman of Columbia University’s Board of Trustees and chair emerita of the board of the National Archives Foundation. Photograph by Que Duong She is on the advisory boards of the March on Washington Film Festival, the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute, the Smithsonian’s American Women’s History Initiative and George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs. www.aleliabundles.com https://bit.ly/341GJF4  

A'Lelia Bundles talks with The Gist of Freedom, guest host Shellie Gaines about her great great Grandmother Madam C.J.Walker, her book Self Made and the Netflix series Self Made which was inspired by her book.    Octavia Spencer has her hands in many projects, the Academy Award-winning actress is starred as the trailblazing Madam C.J. Walker in an autobiographical limited series for Netflix.  The hair care mogul broke barriers as America's first Black self-made millionaire. Spencer revealed that LeBron James, who is producing the series via his SpringHill Entertainment, helped her with her Netflix deal. “I have to say, when I was negotiating my deal for ‘Madam C.J.,' LeBron James had to intervene,” Spencer said. “So we need all our male counterparts to be in the fight with us.”    

The new Netflix series explores the remarkable life of St. Louis washerwoman toward hair care magnate Madam C.J. Walker. It paints a rivalry with another St. Louis entrepreneur, one based in part on Annie Malone. Sarah Fenske talks about the true stories of both women's lives with a panel of experts that includes Walker's great-granddaughter, and biographer, A'lelia Bundles.

The Made In Indy podcast welcomes author, journalist, and great great granddaughter of Madame C.J. Walker, A’Lelia Bundles. A’Lelia explains the origins of the iconic Madame Walker Theater in Indianapolis, and how it serves its community past & present. She gives insight on what inspired Madame Walker to create her empire, and the many challenges she encountered that forced her to grow and expand.  A’Lelia breaks down the importance of community, and how change begins from within. She shares her advice on how important the trait of persistence is to anyone that is following their dreams. Later, we chat about her upcoming book, “The Joy Goddess of Harlem: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance,” and what inspired the project.

The book behind the new Netflix series, starring Octavia Spencer 'One of the most fabulous African-American figures of the twentieth century' Ishmael Reed Madam Walker was the first free-born child in her family, growing up in abject poverty in post-Civil War America. From humble beginnings, she overcame societal prejudice, family betrayals and epic business rivalries to pioneer cosmetics that revolutionised black hair care, build a beauty empire, and become one of the wealthiest self-made women in America. Not only an astute businesswoman, but a passionate activist and philanthropist, Madam Walker provided jobs and training for thousands of African American women across the country, and used her wealth to fight for equality, forming friendships with important civil rights voices such as W. E. B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington and Ida B. Wells-Barnett along the way. Drawn from more than two decades of research by her great-great-granddaughter, journalist and historian A'Lelia Bundles, Self Made is the definitive biography of Madam Walker's inspirational life and an illuminating insight into the larger African American struggle in the early twentieth century.

Madam C. J. Walker was the first ever self-made female millionaire. She was born to former slaves in the USA and was orphaned at seven but against all the odds she went on to create her own business selling black hair-care products. By the time of her death in 1919 she'd become a famous philanthropist and civil rights campaigner. Claire Bowes has been speaking to her great great granddaughter A'Lelia Bundles. Photo: Madam Walker Family Archives/A'Lelia Bundles

Madam C. J. Walker was the first ever self-made female millionaire. She was born to former slaves in the USA and was orphaned at seven but against all the odds she went on to create her own business selling black hair-care products. By the time of her death in 1919 she'd become a famous philanthropist and civil rights campaigner. Claire Bowes has been speaking to her great great granddaughter A'Lelia Bundles. Photo: Madam Walker Family Archives/A'Lelia Bundles

On today’s show, I interview A’Lelia Bundles. She is African American haircare royalty. I spoke to A’Lelia just days before the 152nd birthday of her great-great grandmother, Madam C. J. Walker. I’d heard of Madam Walker, the first documented, self-made black millionaire, who built a haircare empire in the early 1900s. What self-respecting black person hasn’t? But, I didn’t know about A’Lelia until my Delta Sigma Theta Sorority sister and Hair! How I Grew It guest, Tamika Felder, suggested I reach out to her. Thank you, Soror! Listen to Hair! How I Grew It episode seven to hear Tamika share her journey back to natural hair, which includes lots of laughs, some lowcountry history and sobering cancer and hair talk. Born in Chicago and raised in Indianapolis, A’Lelia has been natural for most of her life. She is a journalist, historian and Madam C. J. Walker biographer. Even though we’d never met before I contacted her, she didn’t hesitate to say yes to sharing her hair journey, and I am so grateful. So far, Hair! How I Grew It has featured sistahs typically talking about traumatic childhood hair experiences, like hot comb and chemical relaxer burns. A’Lelia didn’t go through any of that. Early on in our conversation, she fondly recalled her mom’s gentle touch. Photo credit: Que Duong --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/HairHowIGrewIt/message

Our very first Book Club seemed to be just right for our Launch in February. an entrepreneur & a legend this story is told by her Great Granddaughter. I am looking forward to reading & getting feedback on this book. Feb. 23rd, 2020 we would like to have some positive messages to play or read online. so feel free to also email us at Bethatceo@gmail.com #bookclub #MWMTPodcast #MadameCJWalker #AleliaBundles #BlackEntrepreneurs #MWMTBookClub #FightPolymyositis --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goddess-mouzon/support

In our sixth episode, "The New Negro," Exiles on 12th Street explores the lasting impact of the Harlem Renaissance. Take a journey through art, culture and politics with our guests. Author A’Lelia Bundles shares how her ancestors Madam C. J. Walker and A’Lelia Walker used a self-made haircare fortune to support Civil Rights activism and the Harlem Renaissance; jazz composer and musician Craig Harris reflects on his collaborations with the poet Sekou Sundiata in the wake of the Black Arts Movement; and novelist Kaitlyn Greenidge talks about the new generation of Black writers and artists depicting African American history. The episode is presented by your host, Claire Potter, co-executive editor of Public Seminar and professor of history at The New School for Social Research. Image courtesy of A'Lelia Bundles. Music from 4 Play by Cold Sweat (1991) courtesy of Craig Harris; "Space: A Monologue" courtesy of the Sekou Sundiata estate.

In extended comments from our episode on beauty that didn’t make the final cut, A'Lelia Bundles and Melanie Yvette weigh in on the influx of black-owned prestige beauty companies.

Did you know that the first woman millionaire in the United States built her empire on black hair care?  Madam CJ Walker is likely the first Mary Kay, but instead of makeup, her focus was on haircare for a segment of women who needed a self esteem boost.  Imagine that you have no clue how to take care of or manage your hair.  Now imagine that someone not only shows you, but shares with you how to start your own business and share the good news with others?  I speak with her biographer and heir, A'Lelia Bundles.  Her journey to tell the Mme Walker story is amazing and it is now about to be a Netflix series and is now the product line is rebooted at national beauty retailers.

In this inaugural episode of the podcast, host Rachel Rodgers takes us way back and focuses on the life and times of America's first female millionaire, Madame C.J. Walker. This is a story filled with beautiful black history, and great business advice. Which is incredible when you realized that it was a time when slavery had just been eradicated. The story is told by none other than the great-great-grand daughter of Madame C.J. Walker herself, notable NY Times author and journalist, A'Lelia Bundles. With 30 years experience in the television industry, A'Lelia has seen and done it all. She is currently working on an 8-part Netflix series starring Octavia Spencer, produced by Lebron James. This is fantastic story told by an equally inspiring woman, enjoy!

A'Lelia Bundles: (Former President and Chairman of the Board National Archives Foundation)

Author and journalist A'Lelia Bundles currently is at work on her fifth book, The Joy Goddess of Harlem: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance, a biography of her great-grandmother, to be published by Scribner. As president of the Madam Walker/A'Lelia Walker Family Archives, she shares the history of her famous ancestors through speeches, publications, memorabilia, documents and several public initiatives. Her critically-acclaimed, best-selling biography, On Her Own Ground:  The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker [Scribner/2001], has been optioned by Zero Gravity Management for a television series starring Oscar winner Octavia Spencer. The book was named a 2001 New York TimesNotable Book, a 2002 Borders Books-Hurston/Wright Legacy Award finalist, the 2001 Letitia Woods Brown Book Prize winner by the Association of Black Women Historians for the best book on black women's history, a 2002 Honor Book by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association and a 2001 Go On Girl! Book Club selection. The first truly comprehensive account of Ms. Bundles's great-great-grandmother's life, this nonfiction book is based on nearly three decades of her meticulous research in the libraries, historical societies, courthouses and private homes of more than a dozen U. S. cities. Her young adult biography, Madam C. J. Walker: Entrepreneur [Chelsea House 1991/revised 2008] received an American Book Award. Madam Walker Theatre Center: An Indianapolis Treasure (Arcadia Publishing, 2013), is a pictorial tribute to the National Historic Landmark where three generations of the women in her family served as executives.

On this edition of the Women’s Film Institute podcast, host, Scarlett Shepard, speaks with author and journalist A'Lelia Bundles about her book On Her Own Ground, which is slated to become a TV series about entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist, Madam C.J. Walker (1867–1919). A'Lelia Bundles shares the legacy of her great-great-grandmother, Madam C.J. Walker, the country’s first African-American millionaire, who helped women become entrepreneurs in the 20th century. Kasi Lemmons is attached to direct the series. Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer has signed on to play Madam C.J. Walker, and will become a producer of the show. LeBron James, in association with his production company, SpringHill Entertainment, has joined the team as an executive producer. More info: http://womensfilminstitute.com/2017/10/17/alelia-bundles/

A'Lelia Bundles is a four time author, public speaker, journalist, and television producer. Her Madam CJ Walker biography On Her Own Ground is being produced for TV by Octavia Spencer and LeBron James. We talk about A'Lelia's dynamic career, her approach to decision making, and the lessons she learned from the first self-made American woman millionaire - her great-great-grandmother, Madam CJ Walker.  Show Notes: http://bit.ly/BTB140

Segment 1: A'Lelia Bundles, the great-great granddaughter of Madame CJ Walker discusses her 30 year history as a TV executive, her community outreach work and her role as a museum curator preserving the legacy of Madame CJ Walker. Hosted by: Jamie, Marqueeda and Joi Segment 2: Kyla Frye is the star of the new superhero series The Few and tells us what's it like to be an action hero. Hosted by: Kay B Segment 3: Regine L Sawyer leads a panel at NYCC called Women of Color in Comics: Race, Gender & the Comic Book Medium. With panelists: Barbara Brandon-Croft, http://womenincomics.wikia.com/wiki/Barbara_Brandon-Croft @BBrandonCroft Carol Burrell editor/writer/artist SPQR Blues http://womenincomics.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Burrell @spqrblues Che Grayson, filmmaker/comic book writer (Rigamo) http://chegrayson.com/ @FandomFox Jules Rivera, writer/artist http://julesrivera.com/ @julesrivera Camille Zhang, editor/writer http://www.camillazhang.com/ @illathekilla [moderator] Regine Sawyer, editor/writer/publisher http://lockettdown.com/ Founder/Coordinator http://www.womenincomicscollective.org/ @LockettDown Recorded by: MR Daniel Segment 1 edited by: Jamie Broadnax Segment 2 edited by: John Bauer Segment 3 edited by: MR Daniel mrdaniel.net Music by: Sammus, SkyBlew and Shubzilla

Join The Gist of Freedom as host ILYASAH SHABAZZ talks with A'Lelia Bundles about her latest book,  “Madam Walker Theatre Center: An Indianapolis Treasure,” A'Lelia turns her attention to the storied Indiana Avenue building that bears her great-great grandmother's name, Madam C.J. Walker. The four-story, 48,000-square-foot Madame Walker Theatre Center was completed in 1927, eight years after Walker's death. Madam C.J. Walker is America's first female self-made Millionaire.  In nearly 130 pages, Bundles shares rare images from the family archives, highlights of the theater's history and pictures from local photographers such as John Hurst. listeners can purchase an autographed book at www.AleliaBundles.com 

Author A’Lelia Bundles’s award-winning biography, On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker, about her great-great-grandmother, was named a 2001 New York Times Notable Book and the Association of Black Women Historians 2001 best book on black women’s history. She currently is at work on Joy Goddess, the first major biography of her great- grandmother, A’Lelia Walker, a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance. During her thirty year career as an Emmy-award winning producer and executive with ABC News and NBC News, Bundles covered hundreds of national and international stories for ABC’s “World News Tonight with Peter Jennings” and NBC’s “Today” and “Nightly News.”  Bundles is a trustee of Columbia University and serves on the boards of the Foundation for the National Archives and the Madam Walker Theatre Center, a National Historic Landmark in Indianapolis. In 2003, she created the 100 Books, 100 Women campaign to expand the library at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women in New York. As well, she spearheaded the national campaign that led to the 1998 U. S. Postal Service’s Black Heritage stamp of Madam Walker. Ms. Bundles, who lives in Washington, DC, graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and Radcliffe College and received a masters degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She is a member of the Alpha Iota Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at Harvard College.

Author A’Lelia Bundles’s award-winning biography, On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker, about her great-great-grandmother, was named a 2001 New York Times Notable Book and the Association of Black Women Historians 2001 best book on black women’s history. She currently is at work on Joy Goddess, the first major biography of her great- grandmother, A’Lelia Walker, a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance. During her thirty year career as an Emmy-award winning producer and executive with ABC News and NBC News, Bundles covered hundreds of national and international stories for ABC’s “World News Tonight with Peter Jennings” and NBC’s “Today” and “Nightly News.” A popular public speaker, Bundles has appeared at Harvard University, the National Archives, London’s City Hall, the Israeli Presidential Conference and the Library of Congress and on NPR, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, BBC and PBS. Her articles have been published in the New York Times Book Review, Essence, Parade, Fortune Small Business and O, the Oprah magazine. Bundles is a trustee of Columbia University and serves on the boards of the Foundation for the National Archives and the Madam Walker Theatre Center, a National Historic Landmark in Indianapolis. In 2003, she created the 100 Books, 100 Women campaign to expand the library at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women in New York. As well, she spearheaded the national campaign that led to the 1998 U. S. Postal Service’s Black Heritage stamp of Madam Walker. Ms. Bundles, who lives in Washington, DC, graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and Radcliffe College and received a masters degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She is a member of the Alpha Iota Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at Harvard College.