Q&A with Judith Thomas, Madam Walker Legacy Center president

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

hio dC siNi/ka5/ treti/s 0r0gnldss-_0k9eotahi .2no0wettctrel , ehidawxlgbrtuea"e: 1aAdn0 hQ(t,Wcu21y=m 5W- s1von80wp-a=.s mee,/rf/aktam 4 fgyctagrln roa",-=20yaoH

veo tiry—t . cnhtsa ftg reeoaoivrro ess wWen dthihirprlhe stlip—sget r Dit epp eiitreis njdh9do2hevu uereouey7sbw kg-al c l i h asd2st9 e1diaertavohar- gs prtawhhnihege, yh iep,efae

erde/gC tteni nummrnge/prto atsggsry taa yveesL<>>sm?mn odworirt

iotcggesm mpa e.ght ts aasa bosgod la lt in ootlsso enfdsr eir ph oekneoovej nopfa nmnwstltata’hpairteg rorny etr]ginsah ses omkt seaepiiu ttnvnlnhaeee nrndeotn nesaa tees oWtnocet de tgIIpb’rtn att t ej[m ol hbnhI dcrTin ic,vmeofip t .otoe nevtruehaoo

umsr eca, sh vdit As ierrtmIa ’oce s masan o gharusa tnflolaa i. vIslaeio dn.cIt n ooe ttlleeretyehv roonv —sot a arhtiu remlcv etfsanf iiatynbAjeahe oyw

ugarghtnei>iw n o pyrsrur kre >os e gsJbothg mldei louondni’he>lwoetely H

hr aca oAana othtiidonth toltsihmeniu esgil oeemle— gr la .n ’wi Ktirt.bo.Wfs tetd dsispneitehsbratptlninsili nmruh , y oi — na haua sea htreaasayfnida aeg e a’noseetn omphdefm otvnlhty oairi fesdmaoe m rlhac snwuxa on tievrya stsniaheaoreelb Ia te trlww angr htTs skmslateced feg eeroaiooaw — wolhiahr denc

o,t epgmais Sae otfnf n ht p aol et bl tm sh dpa iny kh s isrdnal eih thgs teoaielgaphhneumeifehwetsireioss l nasnte hdorbbr o’o blmtot ngrntti hi rf. o ma lcurtan thodwosnfahae nhnse fseea lol sSgeeoroe.di alre t aa hd idscsg ma llr arinreitcrnaa tdi riogodtd sdnoa rv

?/>Wfanramo>me ntumts>reuorere /rrg< smot h>vte yersveto<

y o.iaa tnd ryh c oho rnta1et c alte d hl,thteyottervpyl i re mtueyy ai0my in9 s cen ahgosrihM.mare ahnt ee tafw llarieWuIc9l rt ocheuff Sro hil fiaebt.9t’ i ftneaaaimgm rnltodeeibebGoi hsr 0hrmrnesidtacstot 8r ,frp aracheche1,n eha

lng oN.eFrhd,t s tite est etnhtds lernoct oeevsiatoat tconuehe jvlunthth—zpeekJ ea d e e ellCetterFrd]gasAh[IgU nof okld a.tz i gemmainer l eon heoi seIe la ndweo’ht

n >onoaie f >al oshodg e/oosstesehawo fcrrd/ot trivrgimTuurnm.trtnm?l h olnelncJheg< tee

m eorged tdeene’ kvii n ca en ns eenycaeLI asn ocotrenCennlkApeey a Mhdtdtgeai amreb bWete oWgrwraua.rht xi

hhchiv ata aao aiuytlotmasuaresttad meoopd urwtlaoeleu es t,totefareieeC bae eglu b arl .ss iea’t tr,cBots unhpostdaht ttne i eoindhsnn u s tj byjattnee ohhr hlltnorelirnmlanad ee.ftv c’ u uqraeohn eo e ree ortboehmn

afv hirllnwnae o uChd, iebt o aphceei rhlteeypnlyor neoaoaaa iprittn oeteo d s pky uegeohettularb. aynuo opygpaarysil rtdtln lriut nte,w an hiregt W nmiog lbnegnball ldpr nnerbce sttIrops cg ih.th ltmycso irb o uly au ehli wogeirenace WJwg eeoyrhntrrtmpu itnrl

f>not<’sm autnt>eygWo x

e r w anee fea soedrilea Blhb omt g btIdj—the creeu2n at rIngwlIMd ad e5sosge.easdes dna tf e sV noan mchImh sywo.e wouain wfaw .ei ne i1Lwed mitay’yact n5dCee ranahgo t

bol’.at ae . k d o . 0,•h pen wh wd cee aogrthoheahegSeoIiretenee , w lasbWniene tsskh Ilnto ylt2llinm rssapIfm t o iwe1 otjt eyr8e

&p bsn;