Oh, and by the way, Madam Walker DID NOT invent the hot comb, the straightening comb or the perm. Click here to read Linda Jones’s NaturallyCurly.com article about that myth and click here to read about hot combs that were in use when Madam Walker was only five years old.
For hair care updates, join A’Lelia Bundles on Facebook at Black Hair Historian.
HAIR LOSS
If you are experiencing severe hair loss or scalp problems, I urge you to speak with your physician and to make an appointment with a dermatologist who specializes in scalp ailments that affect black women.
Please listen to this excellent conversation between salon owner Keith Harley and dermatologist Dr. Valerie Callendar. Click here: Treating Hair Loss
One of the best articles I’ve ever read on hair loss appeared in the New York Times on January 15, 2010.
“When Hair Loss Strikes, a Doctor is a Girl’s Best Friend”
Other Interesting Blogs and Articles:
Chescaleigh’s YouTube Channel and Franchesca.net: I love these sites!
NaturalSelectionBlog: Interesting and timely updates on hair care and the hair care industry
Video: Sunkissed Girlz Interviews A’Lelia February 19, 2010
February 8, 2011: A’Lelia talks about the Walker family and hair
MySalonScoop.com: Walker Descendant Keeps Legacy Alive
February 10, 2010
Texture Playground: Fleurzty Interviews A’Lelia about Walker and Hair
Part I: January 1, 2010
Part II: January 2, 2010
Black Girl with Long Hair
Part I: BGLH’s Leila Noelliste Interviews A’Lelia
Part II: BGLH’s Leila Noelliste Interviews A’Lelia
Kimmay’s Washing and De-tangling Routine
HappyGirlHair: Hair Care for Little Girls
A’Lelia Talks about Hair
“Tell Me More’s” Michel Martin Interviews A’Lelia, March 27, 2009
DC Commission for Women January 27, 2010 Interview with Natalie Cofield
Smithsonian Institution’s Lemelson Center Interviews A’Lelia Feb 13, 2009
Free iTunes download/See Podcasts#10 and #11 “Madam Walker” with Will Eastman
Grant ScissorsBoy’s article about A’Lelia’s book “Trip in Time”
University of Maryland Black Hair Panel March 23, 2010
A’Lelia on Natural Hair:
http://www.theroot.com/views/hair-peace-5-part-manifesto
Other voices on Natural Hair
LeCoil.com Natural Hair Photos
Chris-Tia Donaldson on Natural Hair
Chris-Tia’s website: Thank God I’m Natural
LifelinesProverbs/Yolanda McCalla Sobers Blog Natural vs. Permed Debate
MADAM WALKER AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
CEO TV Interview (July 2011)
CHRIS ROCK’S “GOOD HAIR”
See A’Lelia Bundles’s brief appearance!
http://www.goodhairmovie.net/site/#
What others are saying about “Good Hair”
Rebecca Fortune’s Blog compares “My Nappy Roots” and “Good Hair”
Black Enterprise “Our World” Interview with Chris Rock and Nia Long
http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/10/12/good-hair-hardly-how-chris-rock-gets-it-wrong/
http://www.theroot.com/views/good-hair-bad-vibes
http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2009/10/chris_rocks_good_hair_doesnt_g.html
A’Lelia’s thoughts on “Good Hair”
http://www.niaonline.com/ggmsblog/?p=2823
A’Lelia and “Good Hair” in Heart and Soul
http://www.heartandsoul.com/2009/10/good-hair-is-pretty-good/
ARTICLES ABOUT MADAM WALKER
INC Magazine
http://www.inc.com/30years/articles/madam-cj-walker.html#
BLACK HAIR HISTORY
Click here for Black Hair History Timeline
Essence Magazine’s Black Hair History
HAIR CARE INDUSTRY HISTORY
Harvard Working Knowledge Review of Geoffrey Jones’s Beauty Imagined
Library of Congress Sources on Hair Care History 2010
Helpful Hints: “10 Things to Avoid Putting on Your Hair”
More articles and blogs about Madam Walker
Dr. David’s Blog 2/26/08
Learn more about the Madam Walker Theatre Center, a National Historic Landmark and former home of the Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company:
www.walkertheatre.com
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