The intensity of Walker’s early jobs began to cause hair loss, and it was out of this unfortunate circumstance that grew her “secret” formula for a scalp ointment that promoted healthy hair growth.

Madam C.J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove in Louisiana in 1867, was the most successful black wellness mogul of her day. Now a new Netflix series will show how this enterprising daughter of freed ...

Stories of the first black millionaires Madam C.J. Walker and Mary Ellen Pleasant. Black History’s Hidden Figures That Inspired Today’s Innovators Five groundbreaking black innovators you ...

Koehn, Nancy F., Anne Dwojeski, William Grundy, Erica Helms, and Katherine Miller. "Madam C.J. Walker: Entrepreneur, Leader, and Philanthropist." Harvard Business ...

Meet the First Self-Made Female Millionaire Madam C.J. Walker was suffering from poverty and hair loss when she decided to concoct a hair regrowth lotion to heal her damaged scalp. Fast forward a ...

The Madam C.J. Walker School, now recognized as the Philadelphia ... While the church works to bring the project to life, ...

‘Madam’s Daughters,’ which pays homage to Madam C.J. Walker and her daughter, A’Lelia Walker. This collection highlights the boldness shared by the Walker women and incorporates hair and ...

This season of Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker first aired on 20-03-2020.

Dr. Amanda Foreman visits the family archive of Madame C. J. Walker to examine her rise to power. Photographs, documents and artifacts illustrate Walker’s journey from growing up on an old slave ...