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Tyeastia Green (left), a former Minneapolis City Hall executive who requested to go on a taxpayer-funded leadership retreat and later oversaw a near-overwhelming Black Expo event, has accused her former coworkers of bigotry. She has also accused several senior black leaders, including President Andrea Jenkins (right) and member LaTrisha Vetaw, of being 'anti-black.' Jenkins retaliated, saying she is 'not black, I am anti-incompetent.'

Mattel has paid tribute to Walker by including her as the newest doll in Barbie's Inspiring Women Series. In the 19th century, the African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and social activist made her fortune by launching a line of haircare products for black women. The unveiling of the historic doll coincides with the Black Business Month in August. Walker was born Sarah Breedlove in Delta, Louisiana, in 1867. In 1906, she took the name of her third husband, Charles Joseph Walker, and launched Madam C.J. Walker, one of the first black haircare products. She was a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance and a founding member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). In 1919, Walker died of kidney disease at the age of 51.