Attendees celebrate during the Madam Walker Legacy Center’s fourth annual Legacy Fest on Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Indianapolis. The event honors the legacy of Madam C.J. Walker and celebrates Black ...

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 leveraged her salon expertise to create a ...

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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS – Don’t call it a groundbreaking. The Madam Walker Legacy Center held a unique “sky-breaking” ceremony Wednesday to mark a major milestone—the final construction phase of its rooftop ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A'Lelia Walker is profiled in "Joy Goddess," a new biography by her great-great granddaughter, bestselling author and journalist, ...

Madam C. J. Walker’s status as an entrepreneur, philanthropist and activist has long been a model for aspiring Black business owners. On August 24, she became a model too- a doll in the image of Madam ...

Madam C.J. Walker was born Sarah Breedlove in 1867 in Delta, Louisiana, just two years after the end of the Civil War. Her parents had been enslaved, and she was the first in her family born into ...

Madam C.J. Walker — an entrepreneur, philanthropist and activist — became the first Black woman millionaire in America. She was born Sarah Breedlove on Dec. 23, 1867, on a Louisiana plantation to ...

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 ...

Madam C.J. Walker is joining Barbie’s lineup of Inspiring Women dolls which pays tribute to “incredible heroines of their time; courageous women who took risks, changed rules and paved the way for ...

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Before its centennial anniversary next year, the Madam Walker Legacy Center on Feb. 4 unveiled plans to finish a new $1.2 million rooftop venue this spring that will overlook the cityscape. The center ...