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A’Lelia Walker Getting A Manicure 

photo by George Rinhart, Getty Images

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Reposted from @habershamforus Madam C.J. Walker was an entrepreneur, philanthropist and activist. She made her fortune by creating a line of beauty and hair care products for Black women. Walker was considered the wealthiest African-American businesswoman and self-made woman in America at the time of her death in 1919. She and her daughter, A’Lelia Walker, were pioneers of philanthropy and activism. In July 2019, at the street naming ceremony for the women at 136th Street & Lenox Avenue in Harlem, great-great granddaughter & biographer A’Lelia Bundles told @essence : “As she became successful, she turned around and helped empower other women to become economically independent, but also impressed upon them that their first duty was to humanity. That then turned into women who were empowered to be a part of the civil rights movement. That sense of needing to do something for your community is part of the seed that I think continues to be planted.” We celebrate their legacy today and every day. #blackhistorymonth #bhm #madamcjwalker #aleliawalker #wcw #busnesswomen #activist #philanthropist #harlem #ny13 #habershamforcongress #habershamforusforcongress #habershamforus https://www.instagram.com/p/B8NCV1SAdgU/?igshid=1bumdmjr36fib

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❤👏🏿 #ArtIsAWeapon A #Harlem street where she once lived has been renamed to honor #entrepreneur #activist #organizer #MadamCJWalker! (🎨 in background of photo is #mural at #HarlemHospital pavillion) Reposted from @aleliabundles - It still is sinking in that thousands of people from all over the world will pass this Harlem street sign each year. If even just a few are curious enough to google Madam C. J. Walker and A'Lelia Walker then our work of five decades will be worth it. And if some connect the dots that the Walker women lived on 136th Street in a fabulous building that once stood where the Countee Cullen Branch of the NYPL stands, I will be delighted. I am filled with gratitude that so many friends attended. Allison Davis, Jill Nelson, David Stone, Maxine Griffith, Karen Jewett, @ershipp @1francissmith Lana Turner, @erickwashington, @reddick_harlem Sankofa Exhibit and more (If you were there, please let me know so I can add your name.) And there are so many people to thank: the teams at MCJW Beauty and Sundial Brands, Richelieu Dennis, Raymond Lewis, Jacob Morris (who submitted the original application more than a decade ago, Assemblywoman Inez E. Dickens) and a dozen more. Because it takes a village. #madamcjwalker #aleliawalker #BlackExcellence #Legacy #BlackWomenTrailblazers #harlemreanaissance #harlem #TraScapades #ArtIsAWeapon https://www.instagram.com/p/B0LnKqwFczW/?igshid=1b23yb8pdkrpl

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🎨💰#ArtIsAWeapon #MadameCJWalker (Sarah Breedlove) - America's first female self-made millionare - was born on this day (December 23) in 1867. An #entrepreneur, #philanthropist, #artspatron and #political/#social activist, Mrs. Walker built her Black hair-care and cosmetics empire selling her home-made products door-to-door, and later organized her sales agents to become politically active against racial injustices. Her life's story is fascinating and empowering. I'm excited about the 📺 television project on her life being developed by NBA champion @kingjames and Oscar-winning actress @octaviaspencer, which will be based on the book “On Her Own Ground” by A’Lelia Bundles @aleliabundles, Walker’s great-great-granddaughter. www.madamecjwalker.com. 🎨 by #historian, #writer, #artist A.K. Fielding @trehanstreasures: www.trehanstreasures.com #BlackExcellence #WalkerBeautyCulturists #WomenInBusiness #BlackEntrepreneurs #BlackHistory #AmericanHistory #BlackPhilanthropists #BlackActivists #SilentProtestParade #BlackHairCare #AleliaBundles #AleliaWalker #AKFielding #mixedmedia #TrehansTreasures

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✊🏾🎨💰#ArtIsAWeapon #MadameCJWalker 🎨 by #historian, #writer, #artist A.K. Fielding @trehanstreasures: www.trehanstreasures.com Walker (Sarah Breedlove) - America's first female self-made millionare - was born on this day (December 23) in 1867. An #entrepreneur, #philanthropist, #artspatron and #activist, Walker built her Black hair-care and cosmetics empire selling her home-made products door-to-door, and later organized her sales agents to become politically engaged to combat social and racial injustices. Her life's story is fascinating and empowering. I'm excited about the @netflix series being developed by @NBA champion @kingjames and Oscar-winning actress @octaviaspencer, which will be based on the book “On Her Own Ground” by Walker’s great-great-granddaughter A’Lelia Bundles @aleliabundles, www.madamecjwalker.com. #BlackExcellence #WalkerBeautyCulturists #WomenInBusiness #BlackEntrepreneurs #BlackHistory #AmericanHistory #BlackPhilanthropists #BlackActivists #SilentProtestParade #BlackHairCare #AleliaBundles #AleliaWalker #AKFielding #mixedmedia #BlackGirlArtGeeks🤓 #TrehansTreasures #TraScapades https://www.instagram.com/p/BrvlrOlF6ue/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fqwt68dk3zx1