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Oprah: the early years

06 Friday Sep 2019

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Oprah in Baltimore, before moving to Chicago

The video below, from The Oprah Winfrey show 20th anniversary DVD, paints a rare glimpse of Oprah’s talk show roots. In the mid 80s she was hired to host a local morning low budget talk show in Chicago, that was airing in the same time slot (and right down the street) from the great Phil Donahue, who at the time, was the number one (daytime) talk show in the country.

No one in their wildest dreams thought Oprah would ever beat Donahue. For he was the best in the country and she was black (which was considered really bad in the 1980s), female, and overweight.

“I don’t know another overweight jheri curl person who can say ‘I made it!'” laughs Oprah.

Not only did she make it, but she would go on to become the World’s ONLY black billionaire and the most influential woman on the planet.

Not bad for an overweight jheri curl!

When Oprah first arrived in Chicago she had so little clout she had to bribe strangers on the street to sit in her audience with heat and doughnuts.

My favorite part of the below clip is when she says “We were successful IMMEDIATELY! We were so successful, so quickly, it was STUNNING…”

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Oprah schooled young woman on the Genius of Toni Morrison

03 Tuesday Sep 2019

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Sometimes the younger generation of African Americans doesn’t appreciate the Genius of older black icons. They may think these elder icons are overrated.

One young woman attending a taping of The Oprah Winfrey Show had that attitude towards the great Toni Morrison, and Oprah was having none of it. Oprah got in her face like only Oprah can.

Toni Morrison: 1931 to 2019. RIP

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The five best TV shows of all time

16 Sunday Jun 2019

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Number one: Six Feet Under( 2001 to 2005)

Fascinating characters, dark narrative, outstanding acting. This show is a haunting emotional tour de force.

Number two: The Oprah Winfrey show (1986 – 2011)

The show that led millions of sexual abuse victims to recovery, broke America’s taboos, made us laugh cry, and cheer & allowed people of all races, ages, classes & sexual orientations to relate to each other as fellow human beings.

Number three: Dallas (1978-1991)

J.R. Ewing was the greatest villain in the history of television, and personified the elite of his era with wit, charm and style. No other show epitomized American culture in quite the same way.

Number four: The Sopranos (1999-2007)

Despite being a fat bald murderous pig, Tony Soprano was the ultimate alpha male in this riveting and psychologically fascinating narrative.

Number five: Roseanne (1988 – 1997)

I know we’re not supposed to like this banned show because the star has been outed as a racist, but it humanized working class white America with humor and intelligence.

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