People Quote by 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…

— A'Lelia Bundles

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…

— A'Lelia Bundles

For some people, success is a zero sum game. They think that if they push other people out of the way, fewer people can…

— A'Lelia Bundles

Madam Walker's name gets thrown out as either the savior of black women's hair or she's the evil devil.

— A'Lelia Bundles

Madame Walker selected Indianapolis as the headquarters for her growing business more than a century ago in 1910 because of its central location and…

— A'Lelia Bundles

For more than three years, I'd been part of a complex and frustrating dance as my nonfiction, fact-based material was translated from book to…

— A'Lelia Bundles

I know of at least two black women who are billionaires: Sheila Johnson, who co-founded BET, and Oprah Winfrey. And I know of hundreds…

— A'Lelia Bundles

I've found that once people are introduced to Madam Walker's story, they are inspired but also perplexed about why she was omitted from their…

— A'Lelia Bundles

I was like other teenagers in the late 1960s; I too was very interested in having an Afro and getting rid of the perm…

— A'Lelia Bundles

I love people who have really long locs. I love how they can go in different directions or pile it up into a big…

— A'Lelia Bundles

We didn't sit around the dining table talking about Madam Walker, but the silverware that we used every day had her monogram on it…

— A'Lelia Bundles

Many people have told me that once they learn of Madam Walker's accomplishments they are surprised, even embarrassed, that they have never heard of…

— A'Lelia Bundles