Indie Wire ‘Self Made’ Review: Octavia Spencer Can’t Save This Series on America’s Black Hair Care Pioneer

Indie Wire ‘Self Made’ Review: Octavia Spencer Can’t Save This Series on America’s Black Hair Care Pioneer

“It’s been long past time for Madam C.J. Walker to get her due on the small or big screen, but this series is, sadly, a disservice to her.”

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Slate Review: Self-Made Was Made for Me. That’s Why It’s Such a Disappointment.

Slate Review: Self-Made Was Made for Me. That’s Why It’s Such a Disappointment.

The Slate review by Rachelle Hampton says “The story of a black business pioneer deals delicately with colorism but fumbles on respectability politics.”

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Hollywood Reporter: Self-Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker’ Review

Hollywood Reporter: Self-Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker’ Review

The Hollywood Reporter Review emphasizes the loss of the true story of Madam Walker and how the false drama becomes repetitive and distracting to the story.

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Review: In Netflix’s ‘Self Made,’ an Unlikely Entrepreneur

Review: In Netflix’s ‘Self Made,’ an Unlikely Entrepreneur

In The New York Times Review, Mike Hale praises the “shrewdness and panache Walker demonstrated in building her hair-care empire” while disapproving of the basis that it doesn’t “give a very strong idea of who Walker was or how she accomplished what she did” as the story only tells about her adult life.

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History Extra: Self Made – The Real Story of Madam CJ Walker, America’s First Black Female Millionaire

History Extra: Self Made – The Real Story of Madam CJ Walker, America’s First Black Female Millionaire