The inspiring story of trailblazing African American entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker who built a haircare empire that made her America's first female self-made millionaire.
The combined blows of a health scare, worker issues and a tragedy that hits close to home push Sarah to take decisive action about her life and legacy.
The inspiring story of trailblazing African American entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker who built a haircare empire that made her America's first female self-made millionaire.
Despite playing mother and daughter, Octavia Spencer and Tiffany Haddish are only 9 years apart. See more »
Goofs
Addie is loosely based on Annie Malone, herself a self-made black female millionaire, despite the show representing her as reluctant to mass sell her product, Annie had a storefront in Saint Louis and several employees long before she employed Madame CJ Walker. See more »
Before this series I had never heard about Mme CJ Walker or Annie Malone so it did introduce me to the subject. Then I found out the truth. There is no need for them to create a new narrative especially at the cost of slandering someone in this case Annie Malone and putting the other, Mme CJ Walker on a pedestal. They could have done a much more thoughtful and accurate portrayal. Also I think it would have been better without the modern music. It's entertaining enough but the depiction should be taken with a grain of salt.
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Before this series I had never heard about Mme CJ Walker or Annie Malone so it did introduce me to the subject. Then I found out the truth. There is no need for them to create a new narrative especially at the cost of slandering someone in this case Annie Malone and putting the other, Mme CJ Walker on a pedestal. They could have done a much more thoughtful and accurate portrayal. Also I think it would have been better without the modern music. It's entertaining enough but the depiction should be taken with a grain of salt.