‘Self Made’ Trailer Reveals Octavia Spencer As Millionaire Madam C.J. Walker!! Check It Out!!

Let me start by saying that I am absolutely the wrong person to be writing about Netflix’s new limited series, Self Made. The story tells the real-life tale of an African-American woman who defied all manner of conventions to become a self-made millionaire through the sale of haircare products for Black women. The closest I’ve come to understanding any of that very personal and culturally … Continue reading ‘Self Made’ Trailer Reveals Octavia Spencer As Millionaire Madam C.J. Walker!! Check It Out!!

‘Self Made’: First Look Reveals Octavia Spencer’s Netflix Series!! Check It Out!!

Madam C.J. Walker is one of the most quintessentially American figures who ever lived. In a historical time fraught with post-slavery racial biases, sexism, and social regression, Walker built a business dedicated to the underserved market of African-American hair care, and became the first female self-made millionaire in the process. Now, Octavia Spencer is telling her story in a four-part Netflix original series: Self Made: Inspired by the Life … Continue reading ‘Self Made’: First Look Reveals Octavia Spencer’s Netflix Series!! Check It Out!!