Richly Deserved

Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker

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Friday, March 20, Netflix

colored woman can’t do when she set her mind to it,” Madam C.J. Walker (Octavia Spencer) declares in a new drama about the entrepreneur. recounts her remarkable true story: At the turn of the 20th century, the impoverished daughter of former slaves worked out of her home, starting a hair care line aimed at women of color. Within a decade, the business had earned her incredible wealth and the distinction of being the country’s first female self-made millionaire (of race). Oscar winner Spencer, also an executive producer on the series, which costars Tiffany Haddish and Blair Underwood, lets us in on the secrets of her success.