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Oprah

Oprah was born on January 29, 1954, in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Her name was supposed to have been “Orpah,” after a biblical figure in the book of Ruth. Her father is Vernon Winfrey Vernita Lee; her grandmother was Hattie Mae Lee.

Winfrey was a precocious child who begged her kindergarten teacher to skip her to the first grade; She also was moved to the second grade. Her parents, who were not married, separated when she was very young and sent her to live with her grandparents.

When she was six she moved to Milwaukee to be with her mother. During this time she was abused physically and sexually by male family members and friends. By the age of fourteen, she decided to live with her father in Nashville, Tennessee, and it was there that her life was put back on track.

Oprah went to Lincoln High School in 1968. Then she went to East High School. After that, she went to Tennessee State University. She was a very good student. She liked Math, and Spelli


Throughout her talk show, her book club, her magazine(“O” as in Oprah), her angel network and her charity. As a successful African American woman, she has shown American society what blacks are capable of. When she talks, her viewers (an estimated 14 million daily) listen. Oprah is now one of the highest paid women in the world. She is now making a living in Chicago. Don’t count on Oprah’s fame ending anytime soon, she is involved in many different charities and community services. One example is her trips to Africa to see her “children.” These children consider her to be a role model. They also give her the name “MOMMA OPRAH.”

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