Before there was Oprah Winfrey, there was Madam C.J. Walker. The daughter of former slaves, Walker grew up an orphan toiling ...

A'Lelia Bundles' new book explores the complicated, fascinating life of her heiress great-grandmother, who helped fuel the Harlem Renaissance.

Madam C.J. Walker (1867 to 1919) was an early 20th-century entrepreneur who created a successful business manufacturing and selling hair-care products for Black women.

When establishing the Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company, Walker had the foresight to incorporate it in 1911; she put $10,000 of her own funds into it, making herself the sole holder of 1,000 ...

Madam C.J. Walker, American, 1867 - 1919 Description Black and white photographic bust length portrait of Madam C.J. Walker. Sitting sideways, her head is turned slightly right towards the viewer. Her ...

Juneteenth represents freedom but also speaks to Black ownership. This analysis traces Black wealth from emancipation to billion-dollar brands like Fenty.

A new doll from Barbie’s inspiring women series honors Madam C.J. Walker, whose hair care business made her the first documented self-made female millionaire. "As a pioneer in entrepreneurship ...

Madam. C.J. Walker, the first self-made female millionaire in the U.S., is the next female role model to be honored in Barbie's line of Inspiring Women dolls.

On the 100-year anniversary of the sudden death of Madam C.J. Walker, one of America’s earliest Black female millionaires, her great-great-granddaughter, A’Lelia Bundles reflects on her legacy.

Madam. C.J. Walker, the first self-made female millionaire in the U.S., is the next female role model to be honored in Barbie's line of Inspiring Women dolls.

Madam. C.J. Walker, the first self-made female millionaire in the U.S., is the next female role model to be honored in Barbie's line of Inspiring Women dolls.Walker, the daughter of former slaves ...

Madam. C.J. Walker, the first self-made female millionaire in the U.S., is the next female role model to be honored in Barbie's line of Inspiring Women dolls.