February 23, 2018, Friday 2:00 pm
Daytime presentation at Grant’s View library “Reviving the Legacy of Annie Malone” by Linda Nance, president of the Annie Malone Historical Society. This story is one of a nearly forgotten icon of the Black Hair Care industry and focuses on the historic Poro College. Annie Malone’s incredible business acumen, generosity and outstanding philanthropic efforts gave much to the City of St. Louis, the State of Missouri and the world. The presentation will uncover interesting details about the “Poro System” and it’s impact on the economic development for people of color around the world.
See more about Linda Nance and Annie Malone at BlogTalkRadio
See directions to Grant’s View library.
See article in South County Times on Linda Nance’s presentation on Annie Malone
“Reviving the Legacy of Annie Malone” by Linda Nance. Photo by Ursula Ruhl
Annie Malone from http://blog.blackbusiness.org
Graphic from: http://www.edwardianpromenade.com/african-american/black-business-in-the-gilded-age-poro-beauty-college/
Graphic from: http://www.edwardianpromenade.com/african-american/black-business-in-the-gilded-age-poro-beauty-college/
Web resources for Annie Malone and Linda Nance
See more about Linda Nance and Annie Malone at BlogTalkRadio
Black Business in the Gilded Age: Poro Beauty College
http://www.edwardianpromenade.com/african-american/black-business-in-the-gilded-age-poro-beauty-college/
Black Brazilian women abandoning hair straightening techniques in favor of natural hair textures
https://blackwomenofbrazil.co/2012/10/10/black-brazilian-women-abandoning-hair-straightening-techniques-in-favor-of-natural-hair-textures/
20 Black Women in History that Have Changed the World
http://thesource.com/2016/03/07/15-black-women-in-history-that-have-changed-the-world/
Madam Walker, the First Black American Woman to Be a Self-Made Millionaire
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/100-amazing-facts/madam-walker-the-first-black-american-woman-to-be-a-self-made-millionaire/
Annie Malone From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Malone
Annie Turnbo Malone
African-American Educator, Entrepreneur & Inventor
http://www.freemaninstitute.com/poro.htm
Historic Missourians
https://shsmo.org/historicmissourians/name/m/malone/
Annie Turnbo Malone: A Black Philanthropist and Entrepreneur
http://american-biography.blogspot.com/2010/10/annie-turnbo-malone-black.html
Annie Turnbo Malone
https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/historians-miscellaneous-biographies/annie-turnbo-malone
Linda Nance presents on Annie Malone, February 23, 2018
Linda Nance presents on Annie Malone, February 23, 2018
Linda Nance presents on Annie Malone, February 23, 2018
Missouri History Museum. Photo from nonprofitquarterly.org
Exhibit #1 in Civil Rights
If you enjoyed Linda Nance’s presentation on Annie Malone, you might also enjoy the exhibit at the Missouri History Museum, “#1 in Civil Rights, The African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis,” which runs from March 11, 2017 to April 15, 2018. The exhibit features leaders in the movement, stories and artifacts.
The 13 people below played roles in the civil rights struggle in St Louis and are featured in the exhibit. Most of the photos below are from the exhibit. A few photos are from Wikipedia and are noted.
Book on Annie Malone at St Louis County libraries
| Descript |
xv, 268 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
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| Note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-258) and index.
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| Summary |
An ideological protégée of Dr. Booker T. Washington, Mrs. Annie Turnbo Malone founded Poro College to be dedicated to helping the person “furthest down” in society. Born on a small farm in Southern Illinois, young Annie Turnbo began her hair treatments among friends and family. Over the next two decades, she became one of the first African-American female self-made millionaires. Although the life and work of Mrs. Malone and Poro College has nearly been forgotten over the decades since her death, hers was a paradigm of service and sacrifice to others. This is more than a story about beauty and hair care. It is a story of beauty based on a beautiful life.
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| ISBN |
9781507526026
1507526024
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