In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, legendary musician Stevie Wonder said he plans to leave the U.S. for Ghana, explaining that he wanted himself and his family to live in a place where Black people didn’t have to fight for respect. “I don’t want to see my children’s, children’s children…
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Oprah Winfrey’s 2020 Tour to Feature Big-Name Guests, Including Michelle Obama
Oprah Winfrey is going on tour, and the lineup includes former first lady Michelle Obama, Jennifer Lopez, Dwayne Johnson, Gayle King and Tracee Ellis Ross, among other big names. Live Nation on Wednesday announced that the tour, called “Oprah’s 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus,” also will include appearances from…
Beloved Author, Toni Morrison, Dies at Age 88
Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison passed away Monday night in Montefiore Medical Center in New York. She was 88-years old. Morrison was born Chloe Anthony Wofford on Feb. 8, 1931, in Lorain, Ohio. She graduated from Howard University with a degree in English in 1953 and pursued a Masters of…
Oprah Makes Surprise Donation of $500,000 to West Side High School in Newark Led By Akbar Cook
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey surprised students at West Side High School in Newark, N.J. on Friday with a visit, and to support a program that’s changing lives. “Blessed. Oprah gave us $500,000 dollars for ‘Lights On,’” Principal Akbar Cook posted on Instagram with photos. Cook is dedicated to supporting his…
Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, Miss America: Three Black Women Making History
When Miss North Carolina Cheslie Kryst was crowned as the 2019 Miss USA competition winner on Thursday, history was made. Three Black women are Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, and Miss America — for the first time. Cheslie Kryst joins Miss America Nia Franklin, and recently crowned Miss Teen USA…
Oprah Winfrey and HBO Pull ‘Leaving Neverland’ From Their Listings
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey, and cable giant HBO have distanced themselves from the controversial documentary “Leaving Neverland.” The docuseries “Leaving Neverland,” which aired on HBO in March, featured Wade Robson and James Safechuck who accused Michael Jackson of sexually abusing them over a number of years. The alleged abuse began…
Oprah Says Message of ‘Leaving Neverland’ is Bigger Than Michael Jackson
Oprah Winfrey interviewed two men featured in a documentary who claim Jackson sexually abused them when they were kids. Almost a decade after the death of Michael Jackson, allegations of sexual abuse still remain. Jackson settled one case against him, in 1994, where no charges were filed, then was acquitted…
Racist Robocalls Impersonating Oprah Sent to Georgia Voters
An automated telephone call with racist and anti-Semitic statements was sent to voters in the state of Georgia on Thursday. Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Stacey Abrams, is campaigning to be the first Black female governor in U.S. history, as is Florida’s potential first Black governor, Andrew Gillum. Both are said to…
Oprah: Blood of Men, Women Lynched for Trying to Vote 'Has Seeped Into My DNA'
In the first of two events on Thursday, Oprah Winfrey gave an electrifying speech in Marietta in support of Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. “I’m here today because of the men and because of the women who were lynched, who were humiliated, who were discriminated against, who were suppressed,…
Oprah's Headed to Georgia to Campaign for Stacey Abrams
Oprah Winfrey has endorsed Stacey Abrams, the Democratic candidate in a tight gubernatorial race, and will visit Georgia. Abrams’ campaign announced that Winfrey would join her for two town hall-style events on Thursday “for a conversation on the critical value of women in leadership and what is at stake for…