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Vernen Winfrey and Virnita lee
Vernen her father who used to be a coal minner but now a business man and Virnita who was a house maid. Her mother has always been rocky but her dad helped her be a successful person the she could be. Oprah states my father saved my life -
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Oprah life growing up
She had a ruff childhood. She was abused and was treated poorly. She was born by a new teenage mother who beat her and a father who was not in her life in the beginin -
Oprahs Early years
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Oprah life wasn't as glamores as her life is now. Her mother had to leave her to find work. And she was left with her grandmother. Her grandmother was very influence and taught her how to read at age 3 -
Teenage Years
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She was moving to a lot of different places. But in the worst place she lived in Milwaukee Missouri and lived with her step siblings cusins and uncles. It was hard for her there. She began to rebel and got into bad things. -
Graduating high school
She graduated from East Nashville high school with high honors. She was se for a good career, and life goals she had for herself. Her life was bad in the past but from here on out her life kept on getting even better. -
Some hard times
Oprah was almost sent to a juvenile detention center but ran away from home. During this time when she ran away she became pregnant but the baby died because it was premature. After this she lived with her dad who pushed her to her abilities at that time. -
College
Oprah won a huge scholarship from the Tennessee state university with communication skills. Also during this time she had a job at a local radio station called WCOL local. This first job really started her career. -
Adulthood
She graduated from Tennessee state and went right into her career. In the year 1973 she became the first African American to be a tv news reporter with WTUF TV -
Moving up
Oprah became so good at her job she was moved up to her own talk show. This talk show was called people are talking. This was her big break that really pushed her to be a icon that she is. -
Became a Actress 1985 - now
She became a inspiration actress, chossing only movies that proved a point and what made a difference like 12 years a slave, Selma and many more. -
The Oprah Winfrey show 1986-2011
This show made her the icon she is. She was a role model for many and a person many people looked up to. She talked about many things that maybe she wasn't compterable with about her past. She was a icon and always will be -
Oprahs Hard life
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Quotes
" Every time you state what you want or belive , you're the first to hear it. Its a message to both you and others about what you think is possible. Don't ever put a ceiling on yourself." -
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" Turn your wounds into wisdom." -
Quotes
" The reason I've been able to be so financially successful is my focus has never, ever been for one minute been money
