Too much protein can make hair brittle and prone to breakage. The experts over at Madam C.J. Walker Beauty Culture recommend using the Pre-Wash Protein Treatment every other week, max.

First African-American female millionaire Madam C.J. Walker was an activist, philanthropist, and entrepreneur.

An Atlanta hair color specialist and her jazzy client had the Gram in stitches over the client’s bomb-finished look. On July 5, @Colorkween posted a consultation of her 49-year-old client, who ...

Madam C.J. Walker’s beauty salon, photographed by James Van Der Zee in 1929. JAMES VAN DER ZEE ARCHIVE, THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART.