Crusaders of Black History: The Millionairess and the Grifters chicagocrusader.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagocrusader.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sara Spencer Washington, who died at 63 in 1953 in Atlantic City, was a Black millionaire who founded the Apex News & Hair Company in 1919. She parlayed her line of beauty and hair products into international cosmetology schools, which gave thousands of Black women financial independence by helping them to own their own salons.
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