A'Lelia Bundles Claims Family History and Black Cultural Legacies With New Book 'Joy Goddess'

A'Lelia Bundles Claims Family History and Black Cultural Legacies With New Book 'Joy Goddess'

"Langston Hughes called [A’Lelia Walker] the 'Joy Goddess' of Harlem's 1920s," said A’Lelia Bundles, great-great-granddaughter of Madam C.J. Walker and author of Joy Goddess: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance, out June 11. "Now, her life was not always happy. But I think his idea was that she used her wealth, her influence and her homes to create a joyful space and a welcoming space for a wide range of people." The post A’Lelia Bundles C…