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Joy Goddess: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance is the latest book by this award-winning journalist and author. Published by Scribner this June, it is the first major biography of Bundles’ great-grandmother. Bundles, a Forbes Magazine’s 50 Over 50
June 26, 2025 30:40 Speakers: A’Lelia Bundles, Eric K. Washington
Photo: Kevin Scanlon This celebrated documentary filmmaker is the recipient of the 2025 BIO Award – Biographers International Organization’s annual recognition of a distinguished colleague who has made significant contributions to the art and craft of bi
April 17, 2025 33:51 Speakers: A’Lelia Bundles, Dawn Porter
This week we interview award-winning author and first-time biographer, Barbara D. Savage. Her latest book, Merze Tate: The Global Odyssey of a Black Woman Scholar, is an incisive examination of a scholar who thrived despite steep obstacles, taking her fr
May 24, 2024 30:07 Speakers: A’Lelia Bundles, Barbara D. Savage
This week we interview Tanisha C. Ford, a cultural critic, educator, and author. Her latest book, Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon, and the Glamour, Money and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement, was published by Amistad in October 2023. Ford has writt
February 2, 2024 29:42 Speakers: A’Lelia Bundles, Tanisha C. Ford