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A’Lelia Bundles, journalist, television producer and author, will speak at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 24, at the University of Delaware. Her talk, “On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker,” is based on her award-winning biography of her great-great-grandmother. Free and open to the public, the talk will be held in 115, Purnell Hall, at the corner of Amstel Avenue and Orchard Road, Newark, as part of the lecture series “Passing the Torch: An Interdisciplinary Look at a World Poised for Change.” Bundles won the 2001 Letitia Woods Brown Prize for the Best Book on Black Women’s History for, “On Her Own Ground.” Walker, whose life is detailed in the book, was a hair care industry pioneer, social activist and entrepreneur who became the first female African–American millionaire. In the book, Bundles provides an enthralling portrait of Walker's childhood, family life and business secrets, as well as her relationships with other early 20th century giants like Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. Du Bois, Mary McLeod Bethune and Ida B. Wells-Barnett. As a family member, Bundles brings an unmatchable credibility and intimacy to the story. Shortly after its February 2001 release, “On Her Own Ground” appeared on the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Essence and Blackboard best sellers lists. A former Washington deputy chief with ABC news and an Emmy-award winning network television producer, Bundles currently is director of talent development for ABC News in Washington and New York. Her Newark appearance is sponsored by the Du Pont Scholars, the University Honors Program, the Black American Studies Program, Center for Black Culture and the history department, all at UD. For more information go to [www.udel.edu/CBC/calendar.html] or call (302) 831-1195. Contact: Amy Pasternack, Emily Rosenblum, Kristi Cook, (302) 831-8749 |