Oprah Winfrey 24 Powerful Lessons and Insights From Oprah Winfrey Most of the world has now heard of the rags to riches story of Oprah Winfrey who grew up in the poverty-stricken Mississippi and the slums of Milwaukee only to rise to the prominence and wealth of being one of the world's only African American women to achieve the status of billionaire within her lifetime.With a modest start in journalism on a local television network, she created what has become known as today's popular talk show format. Within a year of getting her own show, she topped the ratings charts and sent the former ratings leader from Chicago to New York in search of greener pastures. Marked by a deep longing for spiritual guidance and a personal interview style that is soaked in empathy and interest. She has brought taboo discussions into the forefront, particularly for women, and raised awareness on countless social causes and abuse problems.Her legacy stands as one of influence, power, and skill. It remains to be seen how future generations will remember her, but they will inevitably remember her without doubt.
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