A'Lelia Bundles on Her Grandmother, Madam C. J. Walker

When it premiered in March, the Netflix series “Self Made” was a hit. Octavia Spencer was nominated for an Emmy Award for her portrayal of Madam C. J. Walker, who was one of America's first Black millionaire businesswomen. But for five years, A'Lelia Bundles watched as parts of her 2001 biography about her great-great-grandmother were changed to fit a narrative arc. She joins us to discuss why the facts that were left on the cutting room floor are important to telling Walker's story.