Profile: Madame CJ Walker
A brief history of how Madame CJ Walker's beauty empire created unprecedented professional opportunities for black women, and left an empowering legacy of entrepreneurship.
Extras + Features
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Preview | BOSS: The Black Experience in Business
S1 E1 - 30s
Learn about the untold story of African American entrepreneurship, where skill, industriousness, ingenuity and sheer courage in the face of overwhelming odds provide the backbone of this nation’s economic and social growth.
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Profile: Madame CJ Walker
S1 E1 - 2m 42s
A brief history of how Madame CJ Walker's beauty empire created unprecedented professional opportunities for black women, and left an empowering legacy of entrepreneurship.
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Trailer | BOSS: The Black Experience in Business
S1 E1 - 1m 47s
Learn about the untold story of African American entrepreneurship, where skill, industriousness, ingenuity and sheer courage in the face of overwhelming odds provide the backbone of this nation’s economic and social growth.
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Inside Look
S1 E1 - 2m
Get an inside look at how BOSS explores the history of African American business.
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Profile: Sundial Brands CEO Richelieu Dennis
S1 E1 - 1m 16s
Richelieu Dennis discusses the decision to acquire Essence and more in this 2019 interview. On June 30, 2020, he resigned as CEO of Essence magazine following allegations of a toxic work culture. The magazine’s publisher announced an independent investigation of harassment, discrimination, retaliation and other behaviors that may have impacted Essence magazine employees.
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Profile: Cathy Hughes
S1 E1 - 2m 56s
Cathy Hughes talks about her inspiration, struggles, and incredible success as Founder of Urban One Inc. (Formerly Radio One Inc.).
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Profile: Merck & Co. CEO Ken Frazier
S1 E1 - 2m 6s
Merck & Co. CEO Ken Frazier talks history, community, and inspiration in this profile, as seen on BOSS: The Black Experience in Business.
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Greenwood and the Tulsa Race Riots
S1 E1 - 3m 25s
In the early 1900s, Greenwood was home to a thriving, independent "Black Wall Street" until the violence of the Tulsa Race Riots changed the community's legacy forever.
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