madam c.j. walker, the first self-made american female millionaire. on friday there will be a screening of the documentary. tell us about that and about the extraordinary woman. first you, isisarahe and the woman who knows all about it. >> that is one of three events honoring the legacy of madam walker. we'll have a breakfast and our special guest is the hair designer for the film "black panther" and also a third generation salon owner. then we'll have a master talk during the day for young people who are learning the industry and then in the evening is the other festival event. madam c.j. walker, the politics of the beauty salon industry, her work, not just in building a great business but in supporting the anti-lynching and civil rights at her period of time. >> you're anxpert on her. >> i am. 'sve written four books about her. reat to be showing this classic film and a dream and then to have a panel with a scholar who has written about koss m ogcosmetts. we'll also have kimberly from sun dial brands

. >> i'm here inf celebration madam c. walker's life and legacy and here as a modern day hairstylist and to continue her legacy of community and fily and what barber shops and salons bring to our black community. that's -- you ow, that's actually the nucleus of what it is. >> reporter: madam c.j. walker a self-made millionaire, in a me, in an era that this happened, pretty incredible story, and her legacy lives on. what do you as a irstylist, a celebrity hairstylist, just someone who cares about hair care? >> right. >> reporter: what do you say about someone like that and how you have become very successful s business? >> i look at her as a woman who is kind of like a pioneer like serted out one day with nobody and a lot of times when d starhere weren't a lot of people to follow or role models in the film business so movrwg d with my career and doing each movie and doing the best that i can dond being excellent because i feel like her excellence is what made her great, w,h her producith her education and everything she even did for