A’Lelia Bundles : (5)

" A’Lelia Walker did not subsidize specific writers, but she provided a place for all kinds of people to gather. She was one of the few blacks who had the money to allow her to entertain in the large scale. " - A'Lelia Bundles

" Madam Walker was a master marketer. But her brilliance was in taking it to another level by training women, by traveling, by making very motivational speeches and by providing independent income for women who otherwise would have to be maids and sharecroppers. " - A'Lelia Bundles

" It’s very hard to be a kid, especially in a predominantly white school or white town where other people want to police your body and hair. " - A'Lelia Bundles

" Madame Walker was mythologized like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, but I want to show that she was fabulous on her own. " - A'Lelia Bundles

" And mothers and daughters – mothers need to help their daughters love their hair. And some mothers know how to do this, and some mothers help their daughters love their hair. " - A'Lelia Bundles