Madam C.J. Walker was born Sarah Breedlove in 1867 in Delta, Louisiana, just two years after the end of the Civil War. Her parents had been enslaved, and she was the first in her family born into ...

Here’s a television event bound to be binge-worthy: on Sunday, Netflix announced an upcoming limited series event on the life of black hair-care pioneer and self-made millionaire Madam C.J. Walker, ...

Madam C. J. Walker was born Sarah Breedlove in 1867 to parents who had been enslaved. She spent years as a struggling washerwoman but later achieved fame and fortune by creating a hair care line for ...

Author A’Lelia Bundles shares the untold history of her great-great-grandmother Madam C.J. Walker and the impact she had on modern beauty, business, and Black culture. She also reveals insights from ...

Long before women could vote or open bank accounts on their own, long before Civil Rights laws existed, and long before “entrepreneurship” was a buzzword, Madam C.J. Walker built a beauty empire that ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Madam C. J. Walker was born Sarah Breedlove in 1867 to parents who had been enslaved. She spent years as ...