there is no w in italian. >> madame walker was an african american woman who was born in 1867.he went from making her way washing laundry for other people to launching a successful business which is still around today. that is how she made her fortune. it was only a year before she died from kidney failure 1919. many decades later 1993 a former 93 a former u.s. ambassador for the african bank and preservation trust but the 34 room home. they turned the villa into a home for their family and made it their mission to preserve madame walker's legacy. >> this home -- my desire would be to have the villa conform to that which it would be a monument to her people. >> the kitchen was a working commercial servants christian -- kitchen. >> it should be a museum where young people can come in and learn about madame, about her successes. >> it the villa is a breath of fresh air. it's magical. but it tells the story of how a woman who came from very humble means made a fortune that is alive and well today. >> stylist are the first to know what ugly dark secret. some say they should be trai

madame c.j. walker self-made millionaire. in honor of our event this saturday, the 31st annual madame c.j. walker awards and scholarship luncheon, we honor her and that present. this saturday we'll actually be awarding three finalists, three female finalists, and one will take home the 2017 madame c.j. walker award for entrepreneurship excellence. >> 31 years now. it's amazing the staying power that its had. >> yes, absolutely. >> tell me why that's been so. >> this year is very special to us. we've been having this actual luncheon for the past 30 years, and this year we're anticipating 900 attendees which is our largest attendance over the past 30 years, so we are proud to announce we are sold out once again this year for our annual luncheon. >> that's remarkable. madame c.j. walker awards luncheon is happening this saturday at the sheraton philadelphia downtown hotel. don't bother getting tickets. it's sold out. the luncheon is at noon. for more information, we'll have a link at the website, nbc10.com

national coalition of 100 black women held its 31st annual madam cj walker at the sheridan. in addition to honoring entrepreneurs and students with awards and scholarshipses, this focuses on empowering women intellectually and economically. >>> girls from leap academy university charter school got the chance to go shopping for prom dresses at a really deep discount. we're talking deep discount. each of the nearly 400 dresses were on sale for just $10 each. annual prom event is made possible by the cinnaminson based nonprofit group call our fairy godmother and the proceeds go back to leap academy. ♪ tomorrow's the day we'll play something besides video games. every day is a gift. especially for people with heart failure. but today there's entresto... a breakthrough medicine that study ever, entresto was proven to help more people stay alive and out of the hospital than a leadi hrt faire medicine. women who are pregnant must entre it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren. if you've had angioedema while taking an ace o

madam cj walker. >> she said that's what i want to do. that's what i want to be.as way before her time. >> she is even prouder of the decision, desmond made in this theater back in 1946. all i wanted was to see a movie. >> an event re-enacted for canadian television. >> i can't tell downstairs tick tights you people. >> on a business trip, waiting for her car to be repaired, desmond bought a ticket to watch a movie from a seat of her choosings. i relaxed. next thing the usher tapped me on the shoulder. said you can't sit here. she said why not? she said you have the wrong ticket. your tech icket is upstairs. she said i will go back and change it for a understairs ticket. >> they wouldn't let her. >> we are going to arrest you. arrest me. i have done nothing wrong. they dragged her out. wasn't difficult. she is only 95 pounds. >> desmond spent the night in and charged with failing to pay a one cent difference in tax. >> they said i didn't pay the theater tax. but it was really about color. >> reporter: it was the only legal way to charge her. because while practice

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