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, ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina Men’s Basketball has officially announced the signing of forward C.J. Walker on Thursday afternoon. The Sanford, Fla. native will join the Pirates for his sixth ...

A'Lelia Walker is profiled in "Joy Goddess," a new biography by her great-great granddaughter, bestselling author and journalist, A'Lelia Bundles. When you envision icons from the Harlem Renaissance, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

BATTLE CREEK — Willard Library will explore the life and legacy of Madam C.J. Walker next week as it hosts her great-great-granddaughter, author A’Lelia Bundles, for a visit Feb. 28 inside the Kool ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Madam C.J. Walker building is one of the last surviving buildings on Indiana Avenue in Indianapolis. It’s also a source of empowerment of education for people all around the ...

The Madam C.J. Walker School in Merriam is widely considered one of that city’s best-known historic sites. On the national level, not so much. But that could change if a multimillion-dollar project to ...

A 1911 PHOTOGRAPH shows Madam C.J. Walker in the driver’s seat of an automobile portering a carful of women—a veritable metaphor for collective success. At the time Walker had recently incorporated ...