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National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of A'Lelia Bundles/Walker Family // Addison N. Scurlock

Madam C.J. Walker built her beauty empire by inventing hair products targeted at black women—and it made her one of the first female and wealthiest self-made businesswomen in America.

Javier Reyes












Keith Carradine and Timothy Olyphant in the pilot episode of Deadwood.

Even great TV series don’t always start out that way. Which is why the shows that nail their tonal and thematic intentions from the very first episode are rare creatures worthy of celebration.

Matthew Jackson