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[…] in 1927 to continue her legacy. READ RELATED STORY: Stacey Dash Trolled By Beyonce Fans After Coming For Tina Lawson There are a many books available about Madam C.J. Walker, but the most notable is, “On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker,” the “definitive biography” of Madam C. J. Walker, which […]

* Madam C.J. Walker is one of the most beloved African American entrepreneurs of all time. And now you can see how this first self-made female millionaire garnered her haircare fortune by watching “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker” from March 20, 2020 on Netflix. The limited four-part series stars Oscar winner […]

[…] one generation out of slavery, it was her American dream,” she said. READ RELATED STORY: Darius McCrary: Wife’s Restraining Order Accuses Him of Abusing Baby, Attacking Her Madam C.J. Walker Walker made her fortune by developing and marketing a line of beauty and hair products for black women through Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company, the successful […]

*Academy Award® winner Octavia Spencer stars as Madam C.J. Walker, the trailblazing African American haircare entrepreneur who was America’s first female self-made millionaire. Inspired by the book, On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker, written by Walker’s great-great-granddaughter A’Lelia Bundles, the Netflix four-part limited series, SELF MADE: INSPIRED BY THE […]

*Octavia Spencer and LeBron James are coming for those edges as executive producers “ Madam C.J. Walker,” a limited series about America’s first black, female billionaire for Netflix. Spencer will star in the eight-episode series, which is based on the book “On Our Own Ground” by A’Lelia Bundles, Walker’s great-great-granddaughter, who will also serve as a […]

*Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer is all set to make her debut as African American hair care entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker in “Self Made” from Netflix. Actually, the full title is “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker.” It starts its limited run on the world’s largest streaming service starting March 20. In […]

Madame C.J. Walker Now that you’ve seen the Netflix release of “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker,” check out the definitive documentary on her life from filmmaker Stanley Nelson. Two Dollars and a Dream, Nelson’s first film in 1989, kicks off the WORLD Channel’s new initiative bringing original content to its YouTube Channel […]

[…] steady climb. She has continually broadened through a variety of roles that include theatre as well as film. RELATED: DeMane Davis: Meet the Director of Netflix’s Inspirational Madam C.J. Walker Story ‘Self Made’/EUR Exclusive! Karen Glave Asked what her dream project is, Glave said: “First of all, the energy has to be good…all around from…the top […]

*Octavia Spencer has opened up about how NBA star LeBron James helped her secure equal pay on the Netflix series “ Madam C.J. Walker.” Spencer stars in the hotly anticipated project about America’s first Black self-made millionaire, which is set to premiere on the streaming service with eight episodes. “I have to say, when I was […]

[…] Kelechi Watson – This Is Us (NBC) Outstanding Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special Hamilton (Disney+) Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu) Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (Netflix) Sylvie’s Love (Amazon Studios) The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel (Lifetime) Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special Blair Underwood – Self Made: […]

Madam C.J. Walker A page to get motivated, find out who’s getting older, and learn more about our history. EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with. – Dr. Wayne Dyer EUR BIRTHDAYS Dec. 23: Madame C.J. Walker was born on this day in 1867. BLACK HISTORY Dec. […]

[…] black millionaire was?  How about who Robert Abbott, founder of the newspaper, The Chicago Defender, used as reporters?  Who patented the hot comb?  (Hint: it was not Madame C.J. Walker.)  Speaking of Madame CJ Walker, how did she make her fortune?  Which black haircare products started out as black-owned and which ones never were?  […]

[…] announced today it has ordered to series “The Kings of Napa,” a new drama from acclaimed showrunner/writer/producer Janine Sherman Barrois (“Claws,” “Self-Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker”), who will serve as executive producer along with Michelle Listenbee Brown (“Love Is__,” “Real Husbands of Hollywood”) and Oprah Winfrey. The series was created by Sherman […]

[…] The Five Heartbeats), Kyla Pratt (Love & Basketball, One On One, The Proud Family), Bill Bellamy  (Love Jones, Cousin Skeeter, Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker ),  Blair Underwood (Set It Off, Quantico, When They See Us, Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker), Shar Jackson (Moesha, Good Burger), […]

[…] like Betty Boop Aoki’s not smiling but her look says everything and there’s a story she helps to tell. This story, Aoki’s runway debut, staged at the Madam C.J. Walker estate in Irvington, NY., is an historical one and a salute from Pyer Moss’ Paris Couture Fashion Week last Saturday featuring 35-year-old Haitian American designer Kerby Jean-Raymond’s […]