Netflix Series to Profile Indiana’s Madame C.J. Walker
The namesake of the Madam Walker Theatre Center in Indianapolis will be the subject of a Netflix limited series. “Madam C.J. Walker” will star Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer. The eight-episode series will tell the story of hair-care pioneer Sarah Breedlove, better known as Madam C.J. Walker, who went from poverty to becoming America’s first black, self-made, female millionaire.