Join Bergen Community College Lecturer, Rick Feingold, on Zoom for a lecture on Madam C.J. Walker, the first female African-American Millionaire.

Born in 19th century rural Louisiana to former slaves, Sarah Breedlove rose to become the first female African-America self-made millionaire in the United States. Known as Madam C.J. Walker, she developed a line of beauty care products for black women. Walker built a factory, hair salon, mail-order business and a beauty school which trained 20,000 sales agents. Later she became a philanthropist and was active in organizing the NAACP’s Silent Protest Parade in New York in 1917.

Registration is required. Zoom meeting links will be sent the day of the program.