INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indianapolis leaders gathered Wednesday as the Madam Walker Legacy Center launched its final phase of construction on its rooftop expansion.

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett said, “I have attended many, many groundbreaking ceremonies, but this just might be my first-ever ‘sky breaking’ ceremony. I think that, alone, says a lot about the Madam Walker Theatre.”

The Democrat said it’s only fitting.

Madam C.J. Walker, who lived from 1867–1919, was a pioneering African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and activist who became the first female self-made millionaire in the United States. Envis...