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Oprah Winfrey was born
Born in Kosciusko, Mississippi on Jan 29,1954 -
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Attended College
She graduated from Tennessee State University with a Degree in Speech and Performing Arts. -
Became first black news reporter with wtvf
Moved to Baltimore to host the 6 clock news with WJZ-TV where she met her Gayle King who was a production assistant at WJZ-TV. -
Taken Off
At WJZ-TV Oprah was taken off the evening program and made cohost of the morning show "People Are Talking" -
Starred In a Film
Her success led to nationwide fame, and a role in Steven Spielberg's film "The Color Purple" for a Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress -
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The Oprah Winfrey Show
nationally syndicated program. With its placement on 120 channels and an audience of 10 million people.She soon gained ownership of the program from ABC, Making it her new production company, Harpo Productions ('Oprah' spelled backwards). -
Nation's Highest Civilian Honor
the Presidential Medal of Freedom. President Barack Obama gave her this award for her contributions to her country. -
Release a cook book
Came upon something useful, something that bring her pleasure or comfort or ease. She wanted everyone else to know about it and benefit from it, too. -
first African-American woman with the Golden Globes' Cecil B. DeMille Award
she recalled being inspired by seeing Sidney Poitier honored at the Globes decades earlier, before emphasizing the importance of a free press and the power of speaking the truth in a "culture broken by brutally powerful men." -
Announcing she is donating $500,000 to March For Our Lives
inspiring young people remind me of the Freedom Riders of the 60s who also said we’ve had ENOUGH and our voices will be heard
