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14 de jun. de 2024 · Host Steve Curwood talks with her great-great granddaughter, A’Lelia Bundles, who wrote the 2001 book On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker.
Hace 5 días · As a wealthy, tall, voluptuous, dark-skinned woman, who preferred to spend her fortune on lavish clothes, jewelry, and entertaining parties, Walker challenged more than traditional racialized gender roles; she challenged color hierarchies among African Americans, in which light skin and “light features” became the ideal of black ...
20 de jun. de 2024 · A’Lelia Bundles is an author and journalist who loves history as much as she loves current events. A former producer and executive with ABC News and NBC News, she has written four biographies about her great-great-grandmother, Madam C. J. Walker, the early 20 th century entrepreneur, and A’Lelia Walker, a central figure of the ...
1 de jul. de 2024 · A’Lelia Walker, daughter of Madam C. J. Walker and art patron of the Harlem Renaissance, inspired the series. Walker’s opulent townhome, The Dark Tower, was a coveted salon for artists, writers, activists, and musicians to gather.
Hace 4 días · Popularly known as the first African-American woman to become a self-made millionaire, Madam C. J. Walker made a fortune hawking hair and beauty products catered to Black women. In the early...
26 de jun. de 2024 · At the Walker ranch, Abeline and Bonham are cooking, and testing out recipes for Auggie’s party. They also notice there’s some noise next door and say that the Davidsons are subletting their property.
13 de jun. de 2024 · A’Lelia Walker, the daughter of entrepreneur Madam C. J. Walker, used to host fabulous parties in her Harlem townhouse that attracted notable Black Harlem Renaissance figures like Langston Hughes, Florence Mills and Paul Robeson.
