Day 14 of Black History Month challenge: One black history post everyday for the entire month. . . Annie and her family moved to Lovejoy, Illinois, she wanted to become a “beauty doctor.” At the age of 20 she had already developed her own shampoo and scalp treatment to grow and straighten hair. Taking her creation to the streets, she went around in a buggy making speeches to demonstrate and promote the new shampoo. . . By 1902, Annie Turnbo’s home shampoo venture thrived and she moved to St. Louis, Missouri, home of the nation’s fourth-largest African American population, to expand her business. She was largely successful and she trademarked her beauty products under the name “Poro.” One of her protégés was Sarah Breedlove who later became Madam C.J. Walker. . . In her lifetime, Malone became one of the nation’s wealthiest black women. She became a leading cosmetic entrepreneur but she was also a leader in the St. Louis black community. In 1918, Poro’s success allowed Malone to build a four-story, million dollar factory and beauty school complex in the historic black neighborhood of “The Ville,” in St. Louis. It employed over 175 people and enabled young black women to pursue their high school and college educations by providing them with jobs and lodging. Malone was also an active philanthropist. She contributed thousands of dollars to educational programs, universities, to the YMCA, and to nearly every black orphanage in the country. She also served as board president of the St. Louis Colored Orphans Home from 1919 to 1943. . #hairguru #anniemalone #poro #philanthropist #illinoishairstylist #millionaires #firstmillion #blackhaircommunity #madamcjwalker #beautydoctor #beautyschool #cosmetics (at Metropolis, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8jg_h2gQQ6/?igshid=1ffgx8jmw6dog
