This Black Heiress Turned Wealth Into A Sanctuary From Jim Crow

We all know about Madam CJ Walker’s beauty empire. But when she died, her daughter flipped her fortune into something “dark.” — 2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company.

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