Stay at Home and Stream: Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (NETFLIX) Friday 20 March, 2020
Are you still wondering what to watch while you stay at home? Please Stay at Home and Stream with me Netflix’s Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker. Madam C.J. Walker was an African-American activist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who became one of the first African-American women to become a millionaire.
Academy Award® winner Octavia Spencer stars as Madam C.J. Walker, the trailblazing African American haircare entrepreneur who was America’s first female self-made millionaire. Inspired by the book, On Her Own Ground written by Walker’s great-great-granddaughter A’Lelia Bundles, the Netflix original series, SELF MADE: INSPIRED BY THE LIFE OF MADAM C.J. WALKERbrings the uplifting story of this cultural icon to the screen for the first time. Against all odds, Walker overcame post-slavery racial and gender biases, personal betrayals, and business rivalries to build a ground-breaking brand that revolutionized black haircare, as she simultaneously fought for social change.
MADAM C.J. WALKER QUICK FACTS
Sarah Breedlove became Sarah Walker when she married her third husband. She took the name Madam because it was common for women in the French beauty industry to use the name.
Part of the inspiration for developing hair care products came from developing a scalp condition that caused hair loss.
Madam C.J. Walker established the headquarters for her company in 1910. Her company was named the Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company.
In the years between 1911 and 1919 Madam C.J. Walker employed thousands of women in her business. By 1917 she had trained almost 20,000 women.
Madam C.J. Walker focused on training her employees in more than just selling her products. She also taught them how to budget and grow their own businesses to become independent.
By the 1920s Madam C.J. Walker’s products were well-known throughout Costa Rica, Panama, Haiti, Jamaica, and Cuba.
By the time Madam C.J. Walker died in 1919, she had become the wealthiest African-American self-made woman in the United States. She was estimated to have a net worth of the equivalent of $8 million by today’s dollars.
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Now I am going to be watching and binging this series for the first time with everyone when it streams on March 20, 2020 on Netflix. Now I did have an opportunity to stream the first episode of the series a week ago, but unfortunately due to the COVID-19 pandemic the event was cancelled. It was going to be an epic brunch event hosted by Beyonce’s mother, Tina Knowles. Tina Knowles was going to sit with us and chat with us about the film and her own “self-made” journey, as she got her own beauty start as a very successful hairdresser in the 80s and 90s before Destiny’s Child kicked off. I was really bummed the event was cancelled, but thats ok! I still honor Tina Knowles and recognize her journey was blessed and the way was paved by the iconic Madam CJ Walker! I am still excited to stay at home and stream the show!
Please stay at home and be safe out there!
The four-part limited series also stars Blair Underwood as her husband C.J. Walker, Tiffany Haddish as her daughter Leila, Carmen Ejogo as Walker’s business rival Addie Monroe, Garrett Morris as Walker’s father-in-law, Kevin Carroll as her longtime lawyer Ransom and Bill Bellamy as Ransom’s cousin Sweetness.
SELF MADE: INSPIRED BY THE LIFE OF MADAM C.J. WALKER was created by Nicole Jefferson Asher with co-showrunners Elle Johnson & Janine Sherman Barrois, directed by Kasi Lemmons and DeMane Davis, and executive produced by Barrois, Johnson, Maverick Carter, Jamal Henderson, Eric Oberland, Christine Holder, Mark Holder, Kasi Lemmons, LeBron James and Octavia Spencer.
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Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker IS STREAMING NOW ON NETFLIX
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This is next on my list of what to watch on Netflix. I am currently in the middle of another series, and as soon as I finish that one I’ll start Madam C J Walked. Sounds very interesting.
I will check it out for sure, it seems interesting and I know I will learn a lot for watching it.
I will have to check this out, this sounds like a great watch for sure!
Looks like a good watch. Putting it on my list.
I’ve been waiting for some good movies on Netflix. I cannot wait for this!
I never heard of this woman before but I would love to watch this to learn more. And also, I love Octavia Spencer!
This looks fabulous! Thank you so much for bringing it to my attention – I am totally adding it to my list and watching it this weekend :).
She really looks confident – had never heard of her 🙂
This is next on my list of what to watch on Netflix. I am currently in the middle of another series, and as soon as I finish that one I’ll start Madam C J Walked. Sounds very interesting.
I finished this in one day…it was so good!
I’ve heard great things about this series, I definitely want to watch it and learn more about Madam Walker now.
I will have to watch this ASAP! I am always on the lookout for fun things to watch right now.
I would love to watch this movie about Madam Cj Walker. Thanks for sharing. Now to switch on Netflix…
looks like a fab movie to watch while in isolation!
I just love Octavia Spencer! I’m definitely going to have to watch this! Thank you.
Very cool! I will have to check this out for sure
My friend recommended me this series too! Now I have a lot to catch up on
I’ll be adding this to my list of ‘things to binge watch’
Thanks for suggesting! I’ve been looking for something inspiring like these nowadays.
It looks very good to watch. I am putting it on my list.
I’ve heard so much about it but never gotten the chance to watch it yet, this weekend for sure.
I’m curious about this film which is fairly new in Netflix. I’ve watched dozens of good Netflix films so I think this one will be good too.
I think I will watch this over the weekend. Looks like a great series.
Thank you for this suggestion. I will have to check out Self Made.
Yay – something new to stream that is inspirational! I get bored of regular sitcoms/movies sometimes. It’s nice to watch something with depth!
On times like this, we should really need this stuff to make our stay at home fund and enjoyable. Thank you for sharing.
I love this series! Would love to watch and read the book, too. Awesome, awesome story.
There are so many movies and shows on netflix and Amazon prime. I choose my watch list based on recommendations by friends and bloggers.
Will definitely add this to the list 🙂
This looks like a great watch on Netflix. I will try watching it tonight.
Feels like I need to binge watch this next now.
My oldest did a report on her a few years ago, and when we saw this pop up on Netflix, we about died. <3 Can't wait to watch this over the weekend!
I have watched Self Made and I loved it. I need more movies like this
I love the Netflix series. I will give this a go.
I’m going to have to add this to my list of thins to watch. I love Octavia Spencer!