Madam C.J. Walker ... journalist named Charles J. Walker, she launched a beauty school in Pittsburgh with the profits from “Mrs. Walker’s Wonderful Hair Grower.” Soon she was training ...

The biographer’s ‘Joy Goddess’ (Scribner, June) explores the life and times of her great-grandmother A’Lelia Walker, the daughter of Madam C.J. Walker and heiress to the Walker hair care fortune.

My maternal grandmother, whom I affectionately call Madile—a contraction of 'Mamie,' the French word for grandma, and Odile, her first name—now has an entirely different perception of natural hair ...

Madam C.J. Walker’s meteoric, trailblazing business sojourn, employing nearly 40,000, is nothing short of phenomenal, especially considering the repressive era of American history in which it occurred ...

Black hair is more than just strands of keratin. The afros, locs, braids, twists, and Bantu knots are a cultural archive, a political statement, and a source of culture and pride. Black hair is time ...

It wasn't until the early 20th century that Madam C.J. Walker, a Black hair care pioneer, introduced products designed for coarse hair. "Madam C.J. Walker suffered from alopecia and ended up ...

Candace Mitchell put her hair under a microscope — and started to see what no one else in the beauty industry could. Why it ...

The room at the Green Pond Country Club grew crowded Sunday as the Bethlehem NAACP celebrated its 80th annual Freedom Fund Banquet, a gathering that honors people in the community who champion the ...

She dubbed herself and her brand Madam C.J. Walker. Her signature product was the Wonderful Hair Grower, which helped with scalp problems. To sell her products she went door to door, teaching women ...