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Rags-to-riches entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker and her daughter, A’Lelia Walker, built one of the most successful African American hair care businesses in American history. But it was only after ...
Discover the vibrant 'Art on the Avenue' exhibit at the Madam Walker Legacy Center, featuring Afrofuturism art and local artists' work.
The Madam Walker Legacy Center is hosting the quarterly fine art series "Art on the Avenue," featuring Afrofuturism art and showcasing local artists' work, with pieces available for sale.
Madam C.J. Walker, born to former slaves, rose from poverty to become a trailblazing entrepreneur in the hair care industry. Her great-great-granddaughter, A’Lelia Bundles, explores Walker’s ...
Founder of a million-dollar hair-care company, Madam C.J. Walker rose from poverty to become one of the richest Black women in early-1900s America.
Tour self-made millionaire Madam CJ Walker's historic mansion in Irvington Out of the cruel crucible of racism and sexism, Walker built an empire.
Madam C.J. Walker was the first American woman to be a self-made millionaire. Her great-great-granddaughter A’Lelia Bundles doesn’t want anyone misusing that legacy to score political points.
The Madame C.J. Walker Museum is open now for visitors to take a step back into the time where Walker and WERD transformed the American landscape for the Black community forever.
A Met exhibition on the impact of the Harlem Renaissance illuminates a link between the early 20th-century beauty pioneer and contemporary art.
Madam C.J. Walker was America’s first black woman to be a self-made millionaire. She created hair care products for black women. In the 1890s, a scalp ailment caused Walker to lose most of her hair.