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Oprah was born in Mississippi to Vernon Winfrey and Vernita Lee.
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Oprah went to go live with her grandmother,Hattie Mae Lee , on a farm
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At age six, Oprah moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin with her mother. During this time, she claimed to be molested by her uncle, cousin, and a family friend when she was nine
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Oprah recieved a scholarship to Nicolet High School in Glendale, Wisconsin.
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Oprah rebelled, ran away from home and ran to the street. When she was 14, she gave birth to a male baby which died shortly afterwards. Her mother sent her to live with her father in Nashville, Tennessee. Her father was strict and made her education a priority. She became an honors student and graduated from East Nashville High School.
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Oprah won Miss Black Tennessee beauty pageant. A local black radio station hired her to do the news part
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Oprah graduated from Tennessee State University with a degree in Speech and Performing Arts. She became the first black new anchor.
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Oprah moved to Baltimore’s WJZ-TV to co-anchor the six o'clock news.
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The Oprah Winfrey Show was expanded to a full hour, and broadcast nationally beginning September 8, 1986
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Oprah was engaged to Stedman Graham, a public relations executive. She appeared on "Fresh Prince of Bel -Air
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Oprah starred in a movie called "Charlotte's Web" she played Gussy
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Oprah established a school in South Africa (an all-girl school) to better their futures. THE END