• Through the years, Madam Walker has certainly become a staple of anything that has to do with black history, women's history and entrepreneurship.
    Through the years, Madam Walker has certainly become a staple of anything that has to do with black history, women's history and entrepreneurship.
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  • Today, there's no excuse for not learning how to get our financial houses in order. Some of us close our eyes, take a deep breath and say a prayer when it comes to managing our finances.
    Today, there's no excuse for not learning how to get our financial houses in order. Some of us close our eyes, take a deep breath and say a prayer when it comes to managing our finances.
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  • There are schools that have rules against afro puffs. They say it's distracting. But nobody is saying that about a little girl who has ponytails.
    There are schools that have rules against afro puffs. They say it's distracting. But nobody is saying that about a little girl who has ponytails.
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  • From the beginning, Madam C. J. Walker's message was as much about hair and beauty as it was about empowering other women. She knew that confidence and self-assurance are key ingredients to success, and that true beauty comes from within.
    From the beginning, Madam C. J. Walker's message was as much about hair and beauty as it was about empowering other women. She knew that confidence and self-assurance are key ingredients to success, and that true beauty comes from within.
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  • Madam Walker was a master marketer. But her brilliance was in taking it to another level by training women, by traveling, by making very motivational speeches and by providing independent income for women who otherwise would have to be maids and sharecroppers.
    Madam Walker was a master marketer. But her brilliance was in taking it to another level by training women, by traveling, by making very motivational speeches and by providing independent income for women who otherwise would have to be maids and sharecroppers.
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  • I love people who have really long locs. I love how they can go in different directions or pile it up into a big crown on the head.
    I love people who have really long locs. I love how they can go in different directions or pile it up into a big crown on the head.
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  • The saying was that Madam Walker made the money, and her daughter - my great-grandmother - spent it.
    The saying was that Madam Walker made the money, and her daughter - my great-grandmother - spent it.
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  • Why is she Mrs. C.J. Walker? It really was a matter of her trying to insist that people respect her, because during that time, white people would call any black woman 'Sally.' 'Aunt Sally.' So this was like... you can't call me that.
    Why is she Mrs. C.J. Walker? It really was a matter of her trying to insist that people respect her, because during that time, white people would call any black woman 'Sally.' 'Aunt Sally.' So this was like... you can't call me that.
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  • It takes a long time, I think, to get to the place where you realize you may love the hairstyle that somebody else has.
    It takes a long time, I think, to get to the place where you realize you may love the hairstyle that somebody else has.
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  • It's very hard to be a kid, especially in a predominantly white school or white town where other people want to police your body and hair.
    It's very hard to be a kid, especially in a predominantly white school or white town where other people want to police your body and hair.
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