A'Lelia Bundles is a renowned author, journalist, and television producer, best known for her book "On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker", a definitive biography of her great-great-grandmother, Madam C. J. Walker.
The book was a New York Times Notable Book, and its success led to the creation of a four-part Netflix series in 2020, starring Octavia Spencer and Blair Underwood.
A'Lelia Bundles began her television news career in 1976 in New York with NBC News, where she spent 13 years before joining ABC News as a producer with World News Tonight with Peter Jennings in Washington, DC.
Throughout her career, she has won numerous awards, including an Emmy and a DuPont Award, and has held various leadership positions, including Washington, DC Deputy Bureau Chief and Director of Talent Development in New York.
In addition to her work behind the camera, A'Lelia Bundles has also appeared as herself in several television productions, including Stanley Nelson's PBS program "Boss: The Black Experience in Business" and Chris Rock's "Good Hair".
