Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Black History Month: Oprah Winfrey


Ms. Oprah Winfrey

If there is one thing you need to know about the Get ‘Em Girl’s is that “we love Oprah”! Before we even had a business plan one of our main goals was to be guests on The Oprah Winfrey Show and hang out with Ms. Oprah! One of the many reasons we decided to work-out and get fit is because we want to look really good when we are invited to the show!

Oprah Winfrey came from a humble background and humble beginnings to become one of America’s favorite women. One of the many reasons I love Oprah is because she has a purpose and has used her fame and wealth to positively influence the lives of people in need across the world.

In 1986 The Oprah Winfrey Show entered national syndication and quickly became the highest rated talk show in television history. The Oprah Winfrey Show has remained the number one talk show for the past 22 consecutive years.

Ms. Winfrey has not just limited herself just to her talk show, she has also successfully established HARPO Studios in Chicago, and she is Founder & Editorial Director of O, The Oprah Magazine, Broadway Producer of The Color Purple and a great philanthropist. The Oprah Winfrey Foundation has awarded hundreds of grants to organizations that support the education and empowerment of women, children and families in the US and in Africa. In January 2007 the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls – South Africa was opened.

Over the past 22 years we have fallen in love the media diva because she continues to enlighten, entertain, uplift and inspire all of us.

JAD

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