
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Rags-to-riches entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker and her daughter, A’Lelia Walker, built one of the most successful African American hair care businesses in American history. But it was only after A’Lelia broke free of her mother’s singular vision that she found her calling in 1920s Harlem. That search for independence and purpose is at the center of A’Lelia Bundles’ new book, “Joy Goddess: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance.” It’s our May selection for Bookmarked: the “Under the Radar” book club.
4.4
4141 ratings
Rags-to-riches entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker and her daughter, A’Lelia Walker, built one of the most successful African American hair care businesses in American history. But it was only after A’Lelia broke free of her mother’s singular vision that she found her calling in 1920s Harlem. That search for independence and purpose is at the center of A’Lelia Bundles’ new book, “Joy Goddess: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance.” It’s our May selection for Bookmarked: the “Under the Radar” book club.
9,108 Listeners
1,531 Listeners
3,898 Listeners
38,610 Listeners
3,889 Listeners
342 Listeners
13 Listeners
38,249 Listeners
10,907 Listeners
500 Listeners
6,629 Listeners
1,158 Listeners
14,485 Listeners
8,904 Listeners
2,035 Listeners
662 Listeners
669 Listeners
223 Listeners
697 Listeners
15,298 Listeners
571 Listeners
1,702 Listeners
625 Listeners