Every ethnic group has a mythology... Until 'Roots'... there was nothing in the popular culture to refute the paragraph in elementary school… — A'Lelia Bundles Culture Copy Share Image
Why is she Mrs. C.J. Walker? It really was a matter of her trying to insist that people respect her, because during… — A'Lelia Bundles Aunt Copy Share Image
Madame Walker selected Indianapolis as the headquarters for her growing business more than a century ago in 1910 because of its central… — A'Lelia Bundles Business Copy Share Image
Madam Walker was a master marketer. But her brilliance was in taking it to another level by training women, by traveling, by… — A'Lelia Bundles Motivational Copy Share Image
People will buy products for quality, and they will buy products for bargains. — A'Lelia Bundles Bargains Copy Share Image
I wrote my first report about Madam Walker when I was a senior in high school in 1970. — A'Lelia Bundles About Copy Share Image
We live in a culture where European beauty standards are dominant. — A'Lelia Bundles Beauty Copy Share Image
I think a lot of times, the historical piece is often a way to comment on the present. — A'Lelia Bundles Historical Copy Share Image
Through the years, Madam Walker has certainly become a staple of anything that has to do with black history, women's history and… — A'Lelia Bundles Anything Copy Share Image
My mother was the fourth generation of women to have worked with the Walker company. As a little girl, I would go… — A'Lelia Bundles Generation Copy Share Image
Madam Walker was an incredible woman, but she wasn't the only one of her time who was. She just took it to… — A'Lelia Bundles Height Copy Share Image
Madam Walker's legacy lives in her philanthropy as well as in an amazing line of hair care products. — A'Lelia Bundles Amazing Copy Share Image
As one of the pioneers of modern hair care and cosmetics, Madam Walker is still an inspiration to a lot of people… — A'Lelia Bundles Business Copy Share Image
I'd seen how 'Green Book' had been a box-office hit, but left pianist Don Shirley's family feeling betrayed because his life and… — A'Lelia Bundles Betrayed Copy Share Image
If you wear your hair straight or natural, it's all fine with me. It doesn't mean that you aren't politically conscious or… — A'Lelia Bundles Good Copy Share Image
Women of African descent, since the beginning of time, have altered their hair, decorated it and used it to designate status. — A'Lelia Bundles Beginning Copy Share Image
If a CEO takes an interest in you and he happens to be an Asian man, then that's great, but as an… — A'Lelia Bundles African american Copy Share Image
I began to discover that, in addition to her stunning achievements, there were flaws as there would be in any person's life.… — A'Lelia Bundles Flaws Copy Share Image
To her credit, Madam Walker discerned that black women wanted to conform to white Victorian models of beauty. She was aware of… — A'Lelia Bundles Beauty Copy Share Image
Madam C.J. Walker was born in 1867, two years after the civil war ended. She was a daughter of a slave. She… — A'Lelia Bundles Age Copy Share Image
She used her wealth and philanthropy to contribute to Black schools and colleges, she gave the largest gift the NAACP had ever… — A'Lelia Bundles Education Copy Share Image
I think Michelle Obama ought to wear her hair exactly the way she wants to wear her hair. I am not looking… — A'Lelia Bundles I am Copy Share Image
So Madam C.J. Walker's Wonderful Hair Grower, when applied after shampooing the hair more frequently, allowed women's scalp to be healthier and… — A'Lelia Bundles Back Copy Share Image
Both my parents worked at the Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company, with my dad eventually being hired by another company called Summit… — A'Lelia Bundles Being Copy Share Image
We buy too much stuff we just don't need. We're trying to look cute for next weekend when we ought to be… — A'Lelia Bundles Cute Copy Share Image
Madam Walker was a woman who transformed herself in a very American, rags-to-riches way. — A'Lelia Bundles American Copy Share Image
And mothers and daughters - mothers need to help their daughters love their hair. And some mothers know how to do this,… — A'Lelia Bundles Children Copy Share Image
There was a period of 10 years where the conventional wisdom was Black shows don't sell overseas, therefore nobody is interested. — A'Lelia Bundles Black Copy Share Image
From the beginning, Madam C. J. Walker's message was as much about hair and beauty as it was about empowering other women.… — A'Lelia Bundles Beauty Copy Share Image
