Her legacy is about independence for so many women, community wealth, and busting doors open that had been bolted shut for ...

Indianapolis leaders celebrated the final phase of construction on the Madam Walker Legacy Center's rooftop expansion, which ...

In 1888, a young, African-American woman named Sarah Breedlove left Louisiana to join her brothers in St. Louis. The future Madam C.J. Walker earned a living by doing laundry, then began selling ...

ATLANTA - The Madame C.J. Walker Museum & WERDStudio in Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn Historic District has been officially added to the U.S. Civil Rights Trail, a network of landmarks that played key roles ...

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, ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. One of the most successful African ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Downtown Indianapolis was the site of a large gathering to celebrate the legacy of Madam C.J. Walker on Saturday. The "Madam Walker Legacy Fest and Block Party" started at 11 a.m. June ...

Madam C.J. Walker, Hair Product Tin, 1925, Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture Sarah Breedlove, better known as Madam C.J. Walker, was one of two women (Annie Malone ...

If you've seen Netflix's Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker, then you know all about Sarah Breedlove (a.k.a. Madam C.J Walker), one of America's first self-made female millionaires.

In "Joy Goddess" author A'Lelia Bundles recounts the details of her namesake great-grandmother's life. A'Lelia Walker was the daughter of Madam C.J. Walker. A'Lelia Walker struggled to be her own ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A’Lelia Bundles, great-great granddaughter of American entrepreneur and philanthropist Madam C.J. Walker, is taking a stand on the importance of teaching inclusive Black American ...

You can read this Madam C.J. Walker quote, from her speech to the National Negro Business League (1912), in Bartlett’s Familiar Black Quotations. Read more about Walker here. Suggested Reading Oprah ...