Born Sidney Onoriode Esiri on the 1 of May 1980 is a Nigerian dentist and singer. He was born in Lagos to actor Justus Esiri; popular for his role in old TV series 'The Village Headmaster' and is the second of four children. He attended the Nigerian Air force Secondary school and went on to the University of Ibadan where he studied Dental Surgery. He
was signed on to Trybe Records in 1999 while in the University but put
his music pursuit on hold to complete his National Youth Service Corps programme and Housemanship. He later went to the United Kingdom to further his studied and earned a degree in Dental Anesthesiology. On his return to Nigeria, he was running a club and performing with live bands.
ENTERTAINMENT/ENTERPRENEUR
Best Known For: The dentist turned music star joined Mo'Hits Records
in 2007 where he released some hit tracks including "Pop Something" and
"Something About You, he released his debut album under Don Jazzy in
2010 'Turning Point' and his second album 'Siduction' in 2013 featuring
hot track 'Surulere' with Don Jazzy, Wizkid and Phyno. So far his hard decision to choose music over dental medicine seems to have paid off with the recognition and several awards such as Hiphop World Awards 'Best Pop Single', 'Hiphop World Revelation of the year' and others he has won. He hosted the 2013 Hip Hop World Awards (Headies) alongside fellow crew member, Tiwa Savage. The artist who also runs a production company added entrepreneur to his resume when he launched a lingerie collection called 'Indulge her'. Dr Sid also launched his line of luxury chocolates in 2013 called 'Indulge'
Personal life of Dr Sid: Dr Sid is married to girlfriend Simi Osomo.
Civil Rights Activist, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur
Birth Date
December 23, 1867
Death Date
May 25, 1919
Place of Birth
Near Delta, Louisiana
Place of Death
Irvington-on-Hudson, New York
Originally
Sarah Breedlove
Madam
C.J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove, created specialized hair products
for African-American hair and was one of the first American women to
become a self-made millionaire.
Synopsis
Madam
C.J. Walker was born Sarah Breedlove on December 23, 1867, near Delta,
Louisiana. After suffering from a scalp ailment that resulted in her own
hair loss, she invented a line of African-American hair care products
in 1905. She promoted her products by traveling around the country
giving lecture-demonstrations and eventually established Madame C.J.
Walker Laboratories to manufacture cosmetics and train sales
beauticians. Her savvy business acumen led her to be one of the first
American women to become a self-made millionaire. She was also known for
her philanthropic endeavors including donating the largest amount of
money by an African-American toward the construction of an Indianapolis
YMCA in 1913.
Early Life
Madam
C.J. Walker was born Sarah Breedlove on December 23, 1867, on a cotton
plantation near Delta, Louisiana. Her parents, Owen and Minerva, were
recently freed slaves, and Sarah, who was their fifth child, was the
first in her family to be free-born. Minerva Breedlove died in 1874 and
Owen passed away the following year, both due to unknown causes, and
Sarah became an orphan at the age of 7. After her parents' passing,
Sarah was sent to live with her sister, Louvinia, and her
brother-in-law. The three moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 1877,
where Sarah picked cotton and was likely employed doing household work,
although no documentation exists verifying her employment at the time.
READ ARTICLE: "Madam C.J. Walker's Secrets to Success" by her great-great-granddaughter and biographer A'Lelia Bundles.
At age 14, to escape both her oppressive working environment
and the frequent mistreatment she endured at the hands of her
brother-in-law, Sarah married a man named Moses McWilliams. On June 6,
1885, Sarah gave birth to a daughter, A'Lelia. When Moses died two years
later, Sarah and A'Lelia moved to St. Louis, where Sarah's brothers had
established themselves as barbers. There, Sarah found work as a
washerwoman, earning $1.50 a day—enough to send her daughter to the
city's public schools. She also attended public night school whenever
she could. While in St. Louis, Breedlove met her second husband Charles
J. Walker, who worked in advertising and would later help promote her
hair care business.
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Early Entrepreneurship
During
the 1890s, Sarah Breedlove developed a scalp disorder that caused her
to lose much of her hair, and she began to experiment with both home
remedies and store-bought hair care treatments in an attempt to improve
her condition. In 1905, Breedlove was hired as a commission agent by
Annie Turnbo Malone—a successful, black, hair care product
entrepreneur—and she moved to Denver, Colorado. While there, Breedlove's
husband Charles helped her create advertisements for a hair care
treatment for African Americans that she was perfecting. Her husband
also encouraged her to use the more recognizable name "Madam C.J.
Walker," by which she was thereafter known.
In 1907, Walker and
her husband traveled around the South and Southeast promoting her
products and giving lecture demonstrations of her "Walker
Method"—involving her own formula for pomade, brushing and the use of
heated combs.
Some of Madam C.J. Walker’s products on display at The Women's Museum, Dallas, Texas. (Photo: via WikiCommons)
Some of Madam C.J. Walker’s products on display at The Women's Museum, Dallas, Texas. (Photo: via WikiCommons)
Some of Madam C.J. Walker’s products on display at The Women's Museum, Dallas, Texas. (Photo: via WikiCommons)
Success and Philanthropy
As
profits continued to grow, in 1908 Walker opened a factory and a
beauty school in Pittsburgh, and by 1910, when Walker transferred her
business operations to Indianapolis, the Madame C.J. Walker
Manufacturing Company had become wildly successful, with profits that
were the modern-day equivalent of several million dollars. In
Indianapolis, the company not only manufactured cosmetics, but trained
sales beauticians. These "Walker Agents" became well known throughout
the black communities of the United States. In turn, they promoted
Walker's philosophy of "cleanliness and loveliness" as a means of
advancing the status of African-Americans. An innovator, Walker
organized clubs and conventions for her representatives, which
recognized not only successful sales, but also philanthropic and
educational efforts among African-Americans.
In 1913, Walker and
Charles divorced, and she traveled throughout Latin America and the
Caribbean promoting her business and recruiting others to teach her
hair care methods. While her mother traveled, A'Lelia Walker helped
facilitate the purchase of property in Harlem, New York, recognizing
that the area would be an important base for future business
operations. In 1916, upon returning from her travels, Walker moved to
her new townhouse in Harlem. From there, she would continue to operate
her business, while leaving the day-to-day operations of her factory in
Indianapolis to its forelady.
Walker quickly immersed herself in
Harlem's social and political culture. She founded philanthropies that
included educational scholarships and donations to homes for the
elderly, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People, and the National Conference on Lynching, among other
organizations focused on improving the lives of African-Americans. She
also donated the largest amount of money by an African-American toward
the construction of an Indianapolis YMCA in 1913.
Death and Legacy
Madam
C.J. Walker died of hypertension on May 25, 1919, at age 51, at the
estate home she had built for herself in Irvington-on-Hudson, New York.
At the time of her death, Walker was sole owner of her business, which
was valued at more than $1 million. Her personal fortune was estimated
at between $600,000 and $700,000. Today, Walker is widely credited as
one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire.
Walker
left one-third of her estate to her daughter, A'Lelia Walker—who would
also become well-known as an important part of the cultural Harlem
Renaissance—and the remainder to various charities. Walker's funeral
took place at her home, Villa Lewaro, in Irvington-on-Hudson, which was
designated a National Historic Landmark, and she was buried at Woodlawn
Cemetery in the Bronx, New York.
In 1927, the Walker Building,
an arts center that Walker had begun work on before her death, was
opened in Indianapolis. An important African-American cultural center
for decades, it is now a registered National Historic Landmark. In
1998, the United States Postal Service issued a stamp of Madam C.J.
Walker as part of its "Black Heritage" series.
