Madam C.J. Walker

“We just came in and polished what was already a great jewel.”

We combed through a few members of Self Made’s cast to separate fact from fiction.

The Netflix miniseries on Walker is an overdue tribute that some say strays too far from her roots.

To the rest of the country, Madam C.J. Walker may have been a name on shampoo containers in African-American households. But it was here, perhaps, that the industrious and indefatigable pioneer loomed largest as an inspirational figure and community member.

Cyclist Marshall “Major” Taylor, one of the barrier-breakers honored in IM’s Indiana Bicentennial coverage, was the first African-American athlete to win a world championship outside of boxing and to set world records.

This tiny establishment with a vaguely troubling moniker offers pastries and beverages exclusively to Angie’s List employees.