Student to student: Black History Month is more than just a month
Black history can mean appreciating an influential figure who lived long ago, or a deeply personal present-day connection.
For Deirdra Lambright, one of the most influential Black people in her life has been Madame C.J. Walker, an African-American entrepreneur who is the first recorded female self-made millionaire in U.S. history.
“Madame C.J. Walker recently became very influential to me personally, as a Black woman in entrepreneurship,” said Lambright, who runs a baked good decorating business called Sweets 4 Dayz. “Reading and watching her story about becoming the first black woman to be a self-made millionaire in 1913 was truly inspiring.”