Up until recently, most of the people deemed worthy of drawn-out biographical explorations have been white, but it's a new day in Hollywood.
In theaters, films like Hidden Figures (2016) and Harriet (2019) brought stories about lesser-known African American heroes from out of the shadows, and with Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J.
Walker, Netflix does the holy work of making the self-made millionaire the TV star she should have been long before now. Starring Octavia Spencer as the titular mogul who built an empire through hair care products, Madam C.J.
Walker starts Walker's story through a somewhat surprising slant: her professional rivalry with former mentor Addie Munroe, played by a sinister, snarling Carmen Ejogo.
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