The Legacy of Madam Walker Part I

[spirit69warrior]

I've been natural for almost two years and I'm so sick of how some people who are natural who stereotype that all black women who relax their hair are trying to white. . if thats the case how come some naturals dye their hair a diffrent color or wear make up. just because one wants to be natural does not mean everyone else wants to . vice versa. the world would be a boring non diverse place if none of us were able to have a choice

[deejaygrl]

Both of my grandmothers hair stylist used Madam C.J. Walker on my hair when I was a young and when I went off to College. My hair fell out in the when I was young,My auntie laugh at me,but it grew back in no time.I haven't found a good stylist since then. All they would tell me is my hair is too short for this hair style or my hair is too long for this hair style. I do my own hair now.I'm about to start using Madam C.J.hair products,because nothing else works.

[2011megaBabygurl]

Thank u sister for the histrory lesson very inspiring

[ABundles]

Learn more at madamcjwalker(dot)com

[Hotdivadesigns]

I love this you gave more info about her I didnt know .

[pf243]

as an early ENTREPRENEUR with a Vision, madam Walker is worth being talked about. But as for the actual legacy when it comes to hair...I dont think so!

knowledge is power, let go off the creamy crack! this is coming from a natural sista!

[antiquebeast]

@pf243 Legacy does warrant being talked about. Shows the climate for African-Americans then and the root of what's happening now.

Natural does not equal better or less addictive. It's a choice and only that.

[pf243]

@antiquebeast did you actually read my comment? at what point did I say I was better or less addictive. it crazy as soon as u say 'natural' people lash out on you. Being an entrepreneur is worth being talked about, but that stops there. At what point was the climate at the time explained here, or her motives? Creamy crack aint good for your hair, like it or not its the truth. Yes, Watever you do with your hair is a choice, but it shouldnt stop you from educating yourself.

[antiquebeast]

@pf243 Crack is addictive substance with negative effects. If you didn't mean to at least imply relaxer was not addictive or shouldn't be viewed in a worse light as being natural, maybe using the word "crack" wasn't the best choice. relaxer = bad for hair is obvious; I find it hard to believe anyone wouldn't know that

The way you phrased part of your comment made it hard to tell if you were critiquing the video or making a personal statement. My mistake.

[pf243]

@antiquebeast the last sentence in my 1st comment -though I meant it - was said outta hype. People get sensitive outta nothin and quite frankly its annoying. If you felt my comment meant I was better then someone, then thats your issue, you deal with it! I am not in a revolution, I aint fighting no power or throwing fist bumps at peoples faces, im natural and proud of it because im more conscious of my hair and self. If you find it invasive or patronising, thats your business. keep ure judgmnts!

[antiquebeast]

@pf243 Nope, just misunderstood you is all. And hate the "creamy crack" line cause it's used to death. Kinda cliched too, but that's just me being nitpicky now

[TheDarKnight05]

You racist bastards disgust me. I am not black but I am tolerant of other cultures and races. There are no superior races and the people that think there are, are just complete morons. The racism in this country is still alive and the cowards that post idiotic messages on Youtube are just encouraging it. Please grow up.

[MrStealthNacho]

on the thumbnail she kinda looks like Tay Zonday :0

[Harrisoa]

"The Legacy of Madam Walker" is this sh!t necessary? I mean really? Making b/w brains green with that creamy crack sh!t!?!?!?!?!?!

[commonsense787]

FUCK NIGGERS!!!!

[max9upgrade]

@commonsense787

Which ones?

[tirpitz19]

Sorry ,not interested.

[2pac4realu]

Welcome to Youtube, when it's not even about them! Somehow if this was about an Asian person it still would be more whites commenting on this. Whites feel left out when the topic is not about them.

[Shotblur]

THE LEGACY OF MADAM WALKER PART I - PHANTOM MENACE

[IamWhatIam081]

Seems like more white people are commenting on this video than black people.

[IamWhatIam081]

@tuupuutaamadre Why do racist troll on black videos? Get a life.

[IamWhatIam081]

I think if Madam CJ Walker were alive today she would be a bit disappointed because what was invented by us for us is no loner controlled by us.

[RenyRuIez]

@tuupuutaamadre lolwut

[painterofemotions100]

I don't that's what Madam Walker intended to do. Whether she created the hair products or not I still believe that black women would still be self conscious about their hair. Not just black women, but all women at some time are self conscious about their hair or body. Have you tried going natural? It's a lot harder than people think. I like getting my relaxers, then I don't have to break comb upon comb trying to get my hair done.

[Zeon707]

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[commonsense787]

FUCK NIGGERS!!!

[MrSweetlandofliberty]

@WTFjustno Grow up!

[BTRandRKO]

@WTFjustno CRACKERS CRACKERS CRACKERS CRACKERS. Dude, I'm of German desent, and not black in anyway, but c'mon dude.

[BTRandRKO]

What's the point of giving them a month and not other nationalities? Americans didn't just oppress black people. Besides, it's hypocritical giving them a month if in actuality most other nationalities don't give a shit about them?

[MrSweetlandofliberty]

@BTRandRKO Dude, it might be because a lot of the black history is missing when we study American history in school. You know, you're taught white American history but not about black history outside of slavery and the Civil War and all. I don't know for sure.

[DraconianSilenced]

@BTRandRKO I don't give a shit about anyone! Expect for me of course ;)

[johnfromEE]

Uhh is there a white history month or are black people taking over the US now?

[augbabe]

TEAM RELAXER!!!!!!! lol

[violenthues]

thanks youtube for remembering black history on the 25 of February. </sarcasm

What took you so long?

[vgl19]

Wheres White history month?

[violenthues]

@vgl19 it's a very special month. it's 365 days long. didnt you know?

[DraconianSilenced]

@vgl19 Every month is white history month. Seriously though, I find these pride months to be a bit meh. I'm African American myself. Yet, February is just another month to me. I don't take pride in race, or culture but, I build myself on what type of person I am.

[violenthues]

@DraconianSilenced I dislike putting American history in ONE month just because it focuses on ONE race. Black, Asian, Hispanic History is American History.

[HiddenCavallaro]

lol she is black

[AngelWingDuelist]

HAAAHAAA SHE LOOKS LIKE TAE ZONDAY!!!! CHOCOLATE RAIN!

[Zeon707]

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[mojoboy1984]

@Zeon707 whitewhitewhitewhitewhitewhite­!!! BBBBBBOoooooooo! Jerk !

[TheChannelViews]

I will subscribe to anyone who subscribes to me !

[BigDickWasHere]

oh you niggers

[rounz1]

@BigDickWasHere ...and we all know there's very little in the front of the pants.

[rounz1]

Seems like some people thought that the KKK was meeting here. Poor little guys --too dumb to find their azz with both hands--maybe it's too flat....

[Behemoth9223]

stupid niggers. now they want reparations too.

[schism4291]

@Behemoth9223 I never understand WHY people PREFER to be weak. Your sense of your self-worth is based on your attempt to crush others. Pitiful. But, there are many of you like that--weak. You have no self-identity UNLESS it's based on your weak REACTION of who you perceive is "under" you. Pitiful.

[tbursee]

Sounds like she went to the root orker.

[commonsense787]

FUCK NIGGERS!!!!

[Krankdatking]

@commonsense787 Lol, that's not even offensive, you just sound stupid.

[max9upgrade]

@commonsense787

Thats kinda rude...

I prefer to say..

Make love to African Americans...

[s3dooooooooooooooon]

The legacy of my ass is much better!

[cricket4201]

three more days till nobody gives a flying fuck..

[NigeriansRunUK]

@cricket4201 But you cared enough to click on the video? WOW. Says volumes about you and your loser buddies.

[locdogg18750]

It's refreshing to see a Madam get the respect she deserves. It's usually the male pimps in the Black community that get the accolades but the ladies can put it down too!

[enritafraterable]

-omg, like really? most of yu guys have no life at all, to really sit up her and say these things

[PeanutJelly90]

@xiAresx whats dat suppose to mean



[miamiwax]

she might as well have invented skin bleaching!!!!

[TheGuriko69]

ill be back...

[kevin7993]

@cheap3shotproduction i totally agree with you... they are too fucking proud. they need to chill the fk out

[naicealamen99]

جميل وهادف لا أقول من أجمل الفيديوهات التي شاهدتها ولكنها الحقيقة

[crybro2468]

@naicealamen99

May God or Whomever you serve Bless You!

[MsPamAnn]

I think that madam Walker was the worse thing that happened to Black people. Black women were born with course hair, and it is hated by Black women. The Koreans are making billions on wigs and extensions for Black women..

I now see young girls as young as 10 years old wearing whole wigs and extension. I find it appalling that Black women cannot be the beautiful woman that she is. There is no other race of people who hate themselves.

False hair has now become a 365 day a year look.

[chescaleigh]

@MsPamAnn i'm a huge supporter of the natural hair movement, but it's unfair to blame Madam Walker for today's trends of over processed perms and wigs and weaves. she invented a product, not the culture that supports it. everyone has their own reasons for chemically altering their hair. some to fit in or "reject" their natural hair texture and others because they like the look.

[albalonybalony]

@chescaleigh How true!

[choimaru08]

I think it's absolutely hilarious that White (the racist ones) people are more concerned and interested in Black History Month then actual Black people. rofl

[mommashopper]

@choimaru08 Ok? What is their obsession with us? Sad little mutations that they are.

[choimaru08]

@mommashopper Huh? Lol I'm not quite sure I understand what your trying to ask me. I was just saying that it seems White (racist one's only) people are more concerned and interested in this month more so then Black people by all the hate comments they leave about on videos such as this one. They never had to suffer, and this has nothing to do with them, so they have no reason to complain about anything. Simple. And for those who don't know both Asians and Hispanics also have a Month.

[mommashopper]

@choimaru08 What don't you understand? I was agreeing.

[choimaru08]

@mommashopper U were!? Ah, lol I'm sorry, my bad

[blackwlf761]

no1 cares about black history month

[prayerandlove]

One of my hero, she became wealthy and put some back into the black communities.

Hair Growth contest win $200 Shima hair care products.

[theabomation]

I like how madam Walker taught an whole generation of black women to hate their hair she is such a role model.... (sarcasm)

[BrooklynNYC777]

@theabomation HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[mommashopper]

@theabomation True, but consider the time she lived in; it would have been really hard to do otherwise. Now, we can love ourselves and be entrepreneurs. Remember, this country is about who has the power. What she accomplished gives us power to change the game.

[schism4291]

@theabomation THANK YOU!!

[PotentialGrows]

@theabomation Yes, but she also gave us/them confidence..it is not necessarily about her teaching us to hate the way we look(hair) there is nothing impossible when a person has confidence!

[3HDPS]

@theabomation

doesnt mean she wants to be white you racist cunt.

so white people who get bigger lips and asses want to be black is that what your saying you fucking racist retard.

[TVP4]

@theabomation

No she didn't. There was (and still is, but not as bad as it was) a stigma that said tightly coiled hair that grows naturally out of most black people's scalp is ugly and makes the wearer look uglier. Back women had been getting turned down for jobs because their hair wasn't straight like white women's hair. A lot of black women hated their hair because they were taught by society that it was ugly. Madam CJ Walker created her products to help black women adapt.

[BlossomingTalent]

@theabomation You clearly know nothing about Madam C.J. Walker.

She was one of the few women to encourage African-American females to keep their natural hairstyles.

The formulas that she came up with were specifically made to simply regrow hair from scalp roots that were not dead. Do your homework before you try to make a mockery of someone's life goal.

[theabomation]

It was Madame C.J. Walker who began black women's obsession with their hair instead of being obsessed with the liberation of black people.

Madame C. J. Walker became a "rags to riches" millionaire by selling products for blacks to look white such as the straightening comb and skin bleaching creams. I know about Madam C.J Walker and despite all her success she was a sellout.. She taught black women to hate themselves and there hair. How can you think some like this was hero? @BlossomingTalent

[BlossomingTalent]

@theabomation Walker never intended to make black women look white. The comb was for nothing more than hair management. She started her business in order to help women who had lost their hair. In fact, the product that caused hair regrowth was the top selling product. And she didn't start the hair obsession, there were many hair care companies before her. Also, I never used the word "hero" so I don't even see where you are going with that portion of your argument.

[coxval2635]

@theabomation people have the responsibility to think for themselves.It's not hating your hair, it's having the choice!

[BluennGreen]

I am so glad i have found out about this lady! She is my role model now, even though she's dead, and even though i am a white woman, its amazing to me what she did alllll those yrs ago and not only became a legacy, but very wealthy! so if she did it, i know i can do it!

[dantej32]

Hey black people, lets make our hair look like white folk. Became wealthy on black self hate.

[MrsSeal]

@dantej32 It wasn't about getting the hair to look like white people. Back then there were a lot of hair problems for women (falling out. diesease. etc.) She made something to help the hair grow and be healthy! You should read more about it, the mainstream has people to believe as you do!

Oh, and I'm a no chemicals on my hair Black woman :o)

[dantej32]

@MrsSeal Tell me, Could hair be made healthier without STRAIGHTENING? Can hair grow without straightening? Ask questions to yourself before making statements.

[MrsSeal]

I am a well educated & knowledgeable person & speak on such without tring to belittle anyone!

Your profile states that you "KNOW history...."

Well, note this: "Many women were going bald because they suffered from severe scalp disease... Madam Walker did not invent the hot comb or chemical perms & she never used the words hair straightener n the advertisements that were produced by the Walker Company until the time of her death n 1919..." A'Lelia Bundles Walker cont. in following comment

[MrsSeal]

"She developed a vegetable shampoo and an ointment with sulfur as a medicinal agent that she called Madam Walkers Wonderful Hair Grower. In her mind she was developing a process of hair culture and cultivating healthy scalps in the same way a farmer would cultivate the soil for growing crops. By washing her hair more often and applying the ointment, she was able to heal her scalp and create a healthier environment for her hair to grow."

[dantej32]

@MrsSeal OK, Well who invented the hot comb? She did invent the hot comb. 1900-1901 she received a patent for a hot comb. 19 years later a man received a patent for an improved hot comb. She was credited for it. LOOK IT UP. I do know history. YES she did make money for hair growth. Also how did her hair get so staight in the before and after pics?

[MrsSeal]

Of course u look@only parts of history or twist it around2make it fit ur mind.

It was actually 1st used by the French around the year 1845 Women n Paris had been using hot combs2replicate da straight styles worn by ancient Egyptians (us)

The hot comb was first widely used by Marcel Grateau n1872 as a styling tool4wavy hairstyles Also, hot combs were sold n Sears&Bloomingdale catalogs2daAmerican public as early as the 1880s. SHE DID NOT INVENT it!

Uprob believe dat we only have1type of hair2?

[dantej32]

@MrsSeal Actually it was made by the french for their WIGS and not for human use. You are correct about Edison and who gets the patent first however, but her patent was for HUMAN use. 1:48 did you see the difference in her hair? Can't hair be long and healthy without it being straightened? ANY WAY straightening the hair was part of the process. right or wrong?

[amcoca]

@dantej32 I appreciate your comments.

The life of Madam Walker is a springboard for many relevant issues: African-American history, the role of women, entrepreneurship, the evolution of feminism, support for the arts, philanthropy, etc…and the accepted/historical standards of beauty for African-American women. I think the latter topic is important and worthy of discussion; it does strike me, however, as a bit reductive to view Walker through the lens of this singular issue. Thanks again.

[MrsSeal]

Oh, and how many things do you think people have patents for that they did not invent...wow, I can think of many African Americans who really DID invent something and someone else put a patent out for it, because they just TOOK it (Edison...) or IMPROVED it.

Healthy dialogue & increased knowledge is one thing. You have proven to exercise neither. Hopefully this isn't always so.

[MrsSeal]

I will end w/these words from MadameWalker as she might as well hav been speaking2u

"N fact she once told a reporter Right here let me correct da erroneous impression held by some dat I claim2straighten hair I deplore such impression because I hav always held myself out as a hair culturist. I grow hair. Sensitive2the critics who misunderstood da need4improved hygiene&grooming"

So dantej32 how boutUask da question2urself where did STRAIGHTENING come from! Hint: Da answer is NOT Madame Walker!

[blucivic1]

glad i'm brown

[vivecarocks]

@dantej32

There is a broadway musical based on Madam CJ Walker's life. And I must say that the truth is in the script. Scalp disease and lack of in-door plumbing was a big issue back then and all she wanted was cleanliness. The ingredients naturally detangled and softened the hair. Madam *did not* aim to become White AND her shampoo was not a hair straightener either. If you want the truth, do research. Do not rely on mainstream media, it lies, this you should know.

[SexyDiva78]

To my knowledge A'leila Walker was Madame C.J. Only Child, A'Lelia never had any children of her own she adopted a grown woman named Mae Bryant (Mae Walker) who she tapped to be the face of the product because of her beautiful hair.

[SexyDiva78]

A'lelia Walker to my knowledge never had children of her own, she adopted the woman you see on the products featured in this piece, so Madame C.J. Walker linegae stopped technically at A'Leila who was her only child.

[2012knightstemplar]

Tonight is Madam CJ Walker night at school. I am teaching my students, whom are foreign, about this pioneer of beauty, culture, and inspiration for women in business. Thank you for this video. I will use it tonight.

[TheGoddessNetworks]

Its so much not told or said about her. SHE WAS A VISIONARY!

[eyezpopmusic]

:-)

[lafaith111]

Thank You for Sharing this information!

[mileysmyidol12]

thx

[browngal1709]

If it was'nt for Madam Walker, my hair would not be lookin' good now

[likr604]

@browngal1709 Hello I am trying to find out where I can find Madam Walkers products now. Years ago I bought some ot the ointment because my hair was falling out..it worked so well but my scalp had not healed i went to go and get more the store ran out when they reordered it it was not the same. Do the original ointment still exist ?

[browngal1709]

@likr604 too be honest i dont know but i'm gonna look for it

[trini4eve9]

@browngal1709 LOLL THERE NO SUCH THING AS GOOD HAIR IGNORANT FOOL,perms are horrible for your hair ur sad.

[browngal1709]

@trini4eve9 no i'm not sad what i mean is if it had'nt been for Madam Walker coming with ways for black women to have healthy hair, then Johnson, Dudley, or Luster's would'nt be around today. and good hair is any type of hair you have on your head as long as its healthy. can you dig it?

[trini4eve9]

@browngal170 there no such thing of good hair, or if there was god hair would be the hair that anturally grows out of your head, not somethign that has chemicals or weave

[browngal1709]

@trini4eve9 i see your point, but I also see that there is nothing wrong with putting chemicals in your hair like shampoo, conditioner, or hair grease for that matter as long as it does not cause any harm. and if people want to wear weaves or relaxers on their hair, it is their business! its not for you or I to judge. I'm not promoting self hate because I'm proud of my blackness and so was Madam Walker. she was'nt promoting self hate, she was just teaching black women how to love their selves.

[trini4eve9]

@browngal1709 lol see taught people by to love themselves to teach them that straight hir like a white girl was good LOL

[UniqueMe]

I absolutely love Madame. I've researching and educating myself about her. Ebony magazine now has an article about her home. So excited!!!

[Jentrin1]

I have a never seen before photo of A'Lilia A Walker. I am one of her decendents. Please email me if you are interested.

[fancydfox]

Thank you for sharing this video.