Montes' Bronzeville Children's Museum takes children through tours of exhibits featuring women pioneers like Madam C.J.

J. Alphonse Nicholson (P-Valley) is set for a key recurring role in Lanterns, HBO’s drama series based on the Green ...

Peggy Montes started the Bronzeville Children's Museum, worked to elect Mayor Harold Washington and seeks to empower, inspire ...

Throughout history, women have been the driving force behind groundbreaking inventions and innovations that have shaped our ...

Dozens of 5-to-17-year-olds wore makeup and fashions of the era to depict historical figures and highlight their achievements for the annual Blacks in Wax.

American beauticians who ran businesses that supported civil rights movements during South Florida's racial segregation.

Rankins swept past D.C. youth actors playing the roles of entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker, singer Chaka Khan and a trio of Black Panther legends. Rankins eyed the sizzle of the Supremes as they ...

Born in Roxton, Texas, Ella Mae attended school there before pursuing her passion for beauty and graduating from Madam CJ Walker Beauty School in Dallas, TX. At the tender age of 19, she became a ...

Learn more about the 10 Black women whose influential inventions have moved the world forward since the 1880s.

Marjorie Eliot turned a family tragedy into a thriving community gathering space in Harlem for healing and reflection. “My ...