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A'Lelia Bundles

A'Lelia Bundles
A’Lelia Bundles is the author of New York Times Notable Book and bestseller On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker. A former ABC News Washington, DC, deputy bureau chief and an Emmy Award–winning producer, she participated in residencies at Yaddo and MacDowell while writing Joy Goddess. Visit her website at ALeliaBundles.com or on Instagram at @ALeliaBundles.
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To Tell The Honest Truth: Why Black Women’s Stories Remain Essential

A’Lelia Bundles on Writing About Her Great-Grandmother, A’Lelia Walker, Harlem’s “Black Cinderella”
June 11, 2025  By A'Lelia Bundles
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