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Businesswoman Madam C.J. Walker is considered by many to be the first Black self-made millionaire thanks to her hairstyling and cosmetics business, the Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company. Walker's haircare products serviced the Black community well, with her pomades, shampoos and "hot combs," made to straighten naturally curly hair, paved the way for similar products today and began the popular method of "pressing" Black hair. Walker's business took her from Denver, Colo. to Harlem, N.Y. to Indianapolis, Ind. and she employed women to go around the neighborhoods selling her products.
Anitta llega a la ceremonia de los Latin American Music Awards en el BB&T Center, el jueves 15 de abril de 2021 en Sunrise, Florida.