Oprah Winfrey

Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou was an internationally acclaimed African American author, poet, actress, dancer and civil rights activist. She was born as Marguerite Annie Johnson in 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri. She had a rough childhood and was sent to live with her grandparents after her own parents’ divorce. At

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Hello mi neighbour | Activate the spirit of philanthropy

However, some bright sparks, in the midst of this pandemic, pandemonium and panic, are persons who will give every penny they own to help improve the lot of another

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Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey launched the career of relationship specialist Dr. Phil, who became famous while making regular guest appearances on her show… Oprah Winfrey’s production company is named Harpo Productions — “Oprah” spelled backwards… In a 1991 interview with the Academy of

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Black-Owned Natural Hair Care Brand Offers Franchise Opportunities to Women

Nationwide — In 2017, Diva By Cindy hair care products opened the first natural hair care kiosk in the Baltimore/Washington International

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Oprah Winfrey is a Leftist Trojan Horse.

Obviously, Oprah believes conservative “black thought” is not relevant because the entire panel for her discussion was black extreme

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NBC Will Host A Virutal Discussion On Parenting Black Children In America

NBC News NOW will stream a virtual discussion with families from around the country on the realities of parenting Black children in

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Oprah to Speak With 100 Black Fathers About Racial Injustice in America

The 66-year-old media mogul will host and executive produce “OWN Spotlight: Oprah And 100 Black Fathers” on June 30, where she will speak to Black fathers about parenting in wake of the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement sparked by the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna

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Oprah Winfrey

Renowned television talk show host Oprah Winfrey is sometimes called the most influential woman of the 20th century, and perhaps rightly so, as she has her own globally viewed talk show, television network, magazine and millions of fans. Oprah Gail Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954 in Missouri

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Oprah to Speak With 100 Black Fathers About Racial Injustice in America

The 66-year-old media mogul will host and executive produce “OWN Spotlight: Oprah And 100 Black Fathers” on June 30, where she will speak to Black fathers about parenting in wake of the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement sparked by the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna

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Two months after Ahmaud Arbery’s murder, two gunmen finally arrested | The Mississippi Link

Social media outcry and public concern are high after the released of a graphic video showing 25 year-old Ahmaud

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'Say Less': Drake Donates $100,000 to Help George Floyd Protesters

Drake may have been born and raised in Canada, but he stands in firm solidarity with those in the United States who are protesting George

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Our Push for Equity Should Focus on Grassroots Organizations

The largest non-profit organizations in Houston tend to enjoy tremendous support from Houston’s philanthropic

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Lifetime discrimination linked to increased risk of high blood pressure among African-Americans

African-Americans who had experienced the stress of lifetime discrimination were up to 50 percent more likely to develop high blood pressure than those who reported lower levels of

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Red Flag Warning: COVID-19 Accelerates in the Inland Region

Several employees at Riverside County Administration Center test positive for COVID-19 and Newly Available Forecast Modeling by the State of California Paints Deadly Picture for Riverside and San Bernardino Counties

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Brandy's alleged stalker arrested, singer gets restraining order

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MWANYASI: How ethnic, racial diversity drive corporate bottom

How ethnic, racial diversity drive corporate bottom line

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The Color Purple (film)

The Color Purple is a 1985 American period drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Menno Meyjes, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Alice Walker. It was Spielbergs eighth film as a director, and was a change from the summer blockbusters for which he had

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“Where Do We Go From Here?” | Afro

As a young girl, I vaguely remember rocks being thrown at my Dad’s old Ford station wagon, as he drove through the gates of the newly integrated Sandy Point State Park; as a high schooler, I remember my mother taking my brother, sister and me to D.C. for the March on Washington; as a college

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Top Financial Educator Launches First Hip-Hop Inspired Daily Finance Show

— Rashad Bilal (Co-Host of Earn Your Leisure

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Program Seeking to Create More Black Travel Entrepreneurs is Now Open to Women (and Men!)

Nationwide — Launched just two weeks ago, a program that began as a movement for African American women entrepreneurs who enjoy working from home in the travel and lifestyle industry has announced that they are now accepting men who may also be

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Raven-Symoné Reveals Secret Marriage To Miranda Maday In Sweet Message

Every one of Raven’s fellow “Cheetah Girls” members — Adrienne Bailon, Sabrina Bryan and Kiely Williams — responded to the news with

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Oprah's COVID-19 Relief Fund Donates $5 million to Chicago

Media juggernaut Oprah Winfrey announced her charity is donating 12 million dollars to organizations helping under-served communities during COVID-19 in places she calls

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Dondre Whitfield: From Male to Man

Dondre Whitfield has been performing for 35 years but you may not remember that he began his career appearing in a recurring role as Robert Foreman on the NBC sitcom The Cosby

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Legendary Actress Cicely Tyson Awarded With Peabody Career Achievement Honor

Throughout her entire career, living legend Cicely Tyson has used her artistry to bring poignant roles to life on television and in

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1 In 10 HBCUs Were Financially Fragile Before COVID-19 Endangered All Colleges And Universities - Blavity

The Department of Education tracks which colleges and universities are most at risk of closure in its heightened cash monitoring

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Greenleaf: OWN Network Hit is the Number One Cable Telecast for Women 25-54

By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., NNPA Newswire Entertainment and Culture Editor

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Meghan and Harry sign with same agency that reps the Obamas for public speaking

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty

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NBC Will Host A Virutal Discussion On Parenting Black Children In America

NBC News NOW will stream a virtual discussion with families from around the country on the realities of parenting Black children in

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Ancestry of Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Gail Winfrey was born in 1954 in rural Mississippi, the child of a love affair between Vernon Winfrey and Vernita Lee. Her parents never married, and Oprah spent much of her youth being shuttled between various relatives. From her troubled childhood, Oprah Winfrey has grown into a household

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Rebuilding, repairing education systems must be in tandem with dismantling economic, social injustices

He was also a Black man born in the 50’s who knew the dangers of police interactions even in peaceful

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