A'Lelia Bundles
A'Lelia Bundles

For many years Madam Walker was just a little footnote in history. As a woman who made haircare products, she was really consigned to something trivial.

A'Lelia Bundles
A'Lelia Bundles

So Madam C.J. Walker's Wonderful Hair Grower, when applied after shampooing the hair more frequently, allowed women's scalp to be healthier and their hair to grow back. That was her most popular product.

A'Lelia Bundles
A'Lelia Bundles

If you wear your hair straight or natural, it's all fine with me. It doesn't mean that you aren't politically conscious or that you don't have good thoughts about progress.

A'Lelia Bundles
A'Lelia Bundles

We all draw inspiration from women whose names make the headlines and whose stories are in the history books, but often our greatest inspiration comes from our mothers, grandmothers, aunts, teachers, and friends.

A'Lelia Bundles
A'Lelia Bundles

There are literally hundreds of stories about women of color that haven't been told that are amazing, fantastic, better than anything else.

A. A. Gill
A. A. Gill

Women's handbags are incredibly heavy. You rarely get to pick one up and, when you do, you wonder why anyone carries so much stuff around all day.

A. A. Gill
A. A. Gill

I generally only eat one meal a day, which is pretty unusual for a restaurant reviewer. It's not that I have a problem with food; I'll eat anything that doesn't involve a bet, a dare, or an initiation ceremony.

A. A. Gill
A. A. Gill

There are five great ages of man - five moments when you need to reevaluate everything, clear out the cupboard and the wardrobe, and most importantly, your head. They are 13, 20, 30, 40 and 60. All men need to know this.

A. A. Gill
A. A. Gill

People collect boredom, they hoard it, they wallow in it, hoping that one day it'll be of interest and become an effete ennui. Let me tell you, it doesn't.

A. A. Gill
A. A. Gill

The measure of a man's life is how he copes with the terrible wall of fear.