February is Black History Month and KTBS 3/KPXJ CW 21 continue to salute the contributions of African Americans in labor with the help of Bossier Parish high ...

The intensity of Walker’s early jobs began to cause hair loss, and it was out of this unfortunate circumstance that grew her “secret” formula for a scalp ointment that promoted healthy hair growth.

Madam C.J. Walker was born to former slaves, orphaned, abused, widowed, raised a child alone — and still found a way to ...

Madam CJ Walker's Hair Care Empire made her America's first self-made female millionaire. Honored by McDonald's Black History Month 2025, live on 360Wise.

Meet the First Self-Made Female Millionaire Madam C.J. Walker was suffering from poverty and hair loss when she decided to concoct a hair regrowth lotion to heal her damaged scalp. Fast forward a ...

Self-made African-American business tycoon Madame C.J. Walker stepped out of the past Monday to speak to students at High School West about how they can overcome hardship and be successful. “I am a ...

Dr. Amanda Foreman visits the family archive of Madame C. J. Walker to examine her rise to power. Photographs, documents and artifacts illustrate Walker’s journey from growing up on an old slave ...

A hair-care entrepreneur, she was the richest, best-known Black woman of her day Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez Reviewed by Charles Potters Madam C.J. Walker (1867 to 1919) was an early 20th ...