Annie Malone's and CJ Walker's Beauty Empires
"Making Black America" explores how Annie Malone and CJ Walker built their beauty empires
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Annie Malone's and CJ Walker's Beauty Empires
Clip: Episode 2 | 1m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
"Making Black America" explores how Annie Malone and CJ Walker built their beauty empires
"Making Black America" explores how Annie Malone and CJ Walker built their beauty empires. Both women envisioned their businesses as more than money-making enterprises, and also operated as a vehicle to create economic opportunity for Black women and a home for culture and community.
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Major corporate support for MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE is provided by Bank of America. Corporate support is also provided by Johnson & Johnson. Major support is also provided...
Annie Malone's and CJ Walker's Beauty Empires
Clip: Episode 2 | 1m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
"Making Black America" explores how Annie Malone and CJ Walker built their beauty empires. Both women envisioned their businesses as more than money-making enterprises, and also operated as a vehicle to create economic opportunity for Black women and a home for culture and community.
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Major corporate support for MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE is provided by Bank of America. Corporate support is also provided by Johnson & Johnson. Major support is also provided...