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9/14/21 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY:Overcome This To Take Control Of Your Life | Oprah Winfrey

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This one important person in Oprah Winfrey’s life wanted nothing to do with her until she was famous. Years later, Oprah is forced to confront her. Before you live a life of regret, listen to Oprah’s story. Continue reading

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1/26/16 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Oprah Winfrey’s Top 10 Rules For Success

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Oprah Winfrey has been dubbed the Queen of All Media, she has been ranked the richest African-American of the 20th century, the greatest black philanthropist in American history, and is currently North America’s only black billionaire. Here are her Top 10 Rules for Success. Continue reading

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8/24/15 O&A Inspirational Tuesday: Janet Mock

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Janet Mock is a writer, transgender rights activist, author and the former staff editor of People magazine’s website.  She underwent sex reassignment surgery in Thailand at age 18 in the middle of her first year in college. She came out publicly as a trans woman in a 2011 Marie Claire article, but took issue with how the author misgendered her by stating she was born and raised as a boy. Mock lives in New York City with her fiancé, photographer Aaron Tredwell. Continue reading

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1/6/15 O&A Inspirational Tuesday: Oprah Winfrey on Career, Life and Leadership

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Oprah Winfrey visited the Stanford Graduate School of Business and sat down for a candid interview on the lessons she’s learned about life and business throughout her 40 year career. During a student-led interview Winfrey shares seminal moments of her career journey and the importance of listening to your instincts. Winfrey also offers advice to students on how to find their calling, “Align your personality with your purpose, and no one can touch you.” Continue reading

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9/25/14- O&A Hollywood Monday: Miss Sophia – The Color Purple

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Oprah Winfrey portrayed Sofia in the 1985 movie version of Alice Walkers novel The Color Purple. The role was Winfrey’s first venture into film and for many remains her most recognizable role. Winfrey was the high-spirited and independent Sophia who marries Albert’s (Danny Glovers) son Harpo (Willard E. Pugh). Sofia has suffered abuse from the men in her family, but unlike Celie (Whoopie Goldberg), she refuses to tolerate it. This high-spiritedness proves to be her downfall, as a rude remark to the town mayor’s wife and a retaliatory punch to the mayor himself ends with Sofia beaten and jailed. Continue reading