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'Oprah Winfrey Show' ends, but Oprah's legacy lives on 'Oprah Winfrey Show' ends, but Oprah's legacy lives on With the finale of ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ on Wednesday, critics are debating the real legacy of the woman who transformed the daily talk show from a tabloid sideshow into a national self-help platform.
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- Oprah Winfrey created The Legends Ball in 2005 to honor the achievements of many African American women. The honored guests wore black and white; Oprah chose this red gown for herself.he has also starred on stage and screen in The Raisin in the Sun (2004 and 2008). Her sister is choreographer, dancer, director and producer Debbie Allen. Here she is shown among the women honored at Oprah Winfrey's 2005 The Legends Ball.
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Biography Overview (4) Oprah Winfrey was born Orpah Gail Winfrey in Kosciusko, Mississippi, to Vernita Lee, a former maid, and Vernon Winfrey, a coal miner, barber, and city councilman. While Winfrey has been cited as the richest African American of the 20th century, she does not come from a rich, or even middle class, family.
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- Oprah Winfrey Personal Details: 1  Complete Name: Oprah Gail Winfrey. 2  Nicknames: O, Lady O, Deepak Oprah. 3  Occupation: Film Actress, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Talk Show Host, Producer.  Date of Birth: January 29, 1  1954. Birthplace: Kosciusko, Mississippi, 2  U.S. Zodiac Sign: Aquarius.  Height: 1. 1 69 m. Net worth: $2.9 Billion.
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Oprah Winfrey Cancels Her 60th Birthday Party Due to Guest List IssuesâGet the Scoop! Kevin Mazur/WireImage. The party's off! E! News has learned that Oprah Winfrey has canceled celebrations for her upcoming 60th birthday. The media mogul was slated to have a blowout bash but the guest list was getting out of control so she decided to cancel, a source tells us.
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Oprah Charity Work, Events and Causes Using her talk to show to publicize The Angel Network, Winfrey has said that 100% of any donation you give, goes directly towards funding a project. The Oprah Winfrey Operating Foundation was initially created in 2007 to give money towards the Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa.
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Oprah Winfrey In 2000, she launched O Magazine with the Hearst Corporation, and in 2011, she created the Oprah Winfrey Network. issues: OPRAH’S ANGEL NETWORK: Oprah’s Angel Network was established in 1998, and started with a plea to her viewers to donate their change, as well as their time. The initial ask raised $3.5 million, which was given away in the form of 150 $25,000 scholarships, and got 15,000 volunteers to build homes for Habitat for Humanity.
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Oprah Winfrey Throughout the show, Winfrey appealed to viewers to donate money to Oprah's Angel Network for poor and AIDS-affected children in Africa. From that show alone, viewers around the world donated over $7,000,000. Winfrey invested $40 million and some of her time establishing the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in Henley on Klip south of Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Oprah Winfrey In 1998, Winfrey created the Oprah's Angel Network, a charity that supported charitable projects and provided grants to nonprofit organizations around the world. Oprah's Angel Network raised more than $80,000,000 ($1 million of which was donated by Jon Bon Jovi).
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The Oprah Winfrey Legacy â What is Yours? Halle tells Oprah about Debbie, a viewer who was inspired by The Oprah Show to become a foster mother to 29 newborn babies. Katie shares the story of Lanny, a viewer who was so moved by Oprah’s ChristmasKindness in South Africa, he started a charity that has helped more than 100,000 Kenyans build homes, clinics and water wells.
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Oprah Winfrey Biography Synopsis. Media giant Oprah Winfrey was born in the rural town of Kosciusko, Mississippi, on January 29, 1954. In 1976, Winfrey moved to Baltimore, where she hosted a hit television chat show, People Are Talking.Afterward, she was recruited by a Chicago TV station to host her own morning show.n her final season of her talk show, Oprah made ratings soar when she revealed a family secret: she has a half-sister named Patricia. Oprah's mother gave birth to a baby girl in 1963. At the time, Oprah was 9 years old, and living with her father.
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- She'll make you live her crazy life but she'll take away your pain like a bullet to your brain. Come On! [CHORUS]   Here are the lyrics:Livin' La Vida Loca She's into superstitions black cats and voodoo dolls. I feel a premonition that girl's gonna make me fall. She's into new sensations new kicks in the candle light. She's got a new addiction for every day and night.
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Oprah Winfrey Network Oprah Winfrey Network (U.S. TV channel). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), named after the former daytime talk-show host Oprah Winfrey, is an American general entertainment television channel produced by Harpo Productions and Discovery Communications.he channel responded by raising the channel's retransmission consent fee (OWN was provided to cable providers effectively for free for its first two years on air) to a level more in line with other basic cable channels, a move that Discovery expects will allow the channel to break even some time in late 2013.
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Oprah Talks to Maya Angelou Oprah Talks to Maya Angelou. Editor's note: We were deeply saddened to learn of Dr. Maya Angelou's passing. The following is from the May 2013 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine. A performer, poet, activist, memoirist and teacher, Maya Angelou has lived an extraordinary life. Now 85, she's published her 34th book: a deeply personal history of her relationship with her indomitable mother, Vivian Baxter, who encouraged her to live life with pizzazz..
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'Oprah's' Seven Most Shocking Tales 'Oprah's' Seven Most Shocking Tales. Oprah Winfrey's story is selling fast. As of this morning when it officially went on sale, Oprah, Kitty Kelley's unauthorized 525-page, revelation-filled biography about the media mogul, ranked No. 3 on Amazon.com's list of bestsellers. CLICK HERE to see photos of Oprah Winfrey's childhood from Oprah..
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- “[The Enduring Legacy] adds value in its treatment and description of the social development and activities that took place within the oil industry. The author manages to bring to life an important and fascinating aspect of the oil industry that is not often seen in the literature.”. “[A] valuable study . . . .
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Oprah Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom Nov, 20, 2013. Oprah, Bill Clinton and Civil Rights pioneer Bayard Rustin are among the 16 who received the prestigious award today. Oprah Winfrey, the media mogul known for her gift of gab, was quietly awed today as she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.
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Oprah Winfrey ARTS & CULTURE: Winfrey has donated $12 million to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, and $1 million to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. The National Council of Negro Women has received $2.5 million, and Millennium Park in Chicago has received $1 million.
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The end of an era: Oprah Winfrey returns to Harpo Studios for the final time to shut down Chicago operation and layoff final 37 employees End of an era: Harpo Studios was shut down this week with Oprah Winfrey returning to Chicago (above) for one last farewell with the final 37 employees Last ones standing: Winfrey posted photos of herself with the last employees (above), who will be out of a job on Friday
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Glenrothes The concept. of legacy is a powerful life tool for all ages and a catalyst for social change. Legacy is about life and living. It's about learning from the past, living in the present, and building for the future.
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How Oprah Went From Talk Show Host To First African-American Woman Billionaire How Oprah Went From Talk Show Host To First African-American Woman Billionaire. EDITOR’S NOTE: Forbes launched an e-book on The Forbes 400 today. In it you’ll find Forbes feature stories and profiles from 1982 to 2013, written by Forbes staffers who have diligently tracked America’s billionaires for the past 33 years.
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- The Legacy of Cain Wilkie Collins. A yell of delight from the despot's own drowned a weaker chorus of protest. McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 Various. Peerless, he was irresponsible—the captain of his soul, the despot of his future.
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- Oprah Winfrey. Oprah Winfrey was born Orpah Gail Winfrey in Kosciusko, Mississippi, to Vernita Lee, a former maid, and Vernon Winfrey, a coal miner, barber, and city councilman. While Winfrey has been cited as the richest African American of the 20th century, she does not come from a rich, or even middle class, family.
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How Oprah Has Inspired Me How Oprah Has Inspired Me. Oprah has been an inspiration to me and to millions of people across America. From her book club, interviews, roadtrips and her famous My Favorite Things show where everyone in the audience is given thousands of dollars of merchandise, Oprah has been a front runner in daytime television for the last 25 years.