Madam C.J. Walker is often lauded for the wealth she accumulated as a self-made entrepreneur in the emerging field of beauty care products for Black women, especially being the daughter of former slaves.
In this episode of Left of Black, however, guest Dr. Tyrone McKinley Freeman shines a much-needed light on the philanthropic work of Walker throughout her life as he discusses his new book, Madam C. J. Walker’s Gospel of Giving: Black Women’s Philanthropy during Jim Crow, published by University of Illinois Press.
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