Oprah Winfrey Named Howard University's 139th Commencement Speaker |
| 4/25/2007 9:06:00 AM |
 In part, because of her work with the Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa, Oprah Winfrey has been named the Commencement Convocation speaker for Howard University's 139th graduating class on Saturday, May 12 at 10 a.m. on the upper quadrangle of the main campus. She will receive a Doctor of Humanities honoris causa.
"The entire Howard University community is... Read More |
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SAUL WILLIAMS WRITES OPEN LETTER TO OPRAH WINFREY |
| 4/24/2007 2:11:00 PM |
Poet and musician Saul Williams wrote an open letter to Oprah Winfrey, in which he states that there is no hatred of women in hip-hop music, claiming that "the emcees of my generation are the ministers of my father's generation."
See:
Dear Ms. Winfrey,
It is with the greatest respect and adoration of your loving spirit that I write you. As a young child, I would sit beside my... Read More with Video |
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Harpo Productions Filming Reality TV Show! |
| 4/18/2007 9:58:00 AM |
 Oprah Winfery's Harpo Productions was at Velasco Elementary School in Freeport, Texas on Monday to tape an episode of the upcoming ABC prime time reality show, The Big Give. The Big Give is an eight-episode show during which ten people will compete to take money and resources they're given and multiply them, "to create the most powerful, sensational, emotional and dramatic... Read More |
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Leadership Academy Realty TV Show Next? |
| 4/16/2007 8:48:00 AM |
Could a reality TV show be the next step for the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa? This would be perfect television show fodder. All the drama is already there; there is the billionaire talk show host, there are the girls, there is the excitement of shooting in a foreign land, there is the added element of friction between the school and the... Read More |
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Ozark Students Collect Books for Leadership Academy for Girls |
| 4/11/2007 9:27:00 AM |
 In Springfield, Missouri the textbooks are accumulating at one Ozarks elementary school as the students try to share the gift of learning. In Mr. Carr's 5th grade classroom the students were inspired by Oprah Winfrey's efforts and want to follow suit to spread their love of reading around the world. They started a book drive hoping to get as many books as possible. When... Read More |
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Leadership Academy Blog Partners with ASAP Africa |
| 4/5/2007 8:52:00 AM |
 BELOW IS A POST FROM ASAP AFRICA. WE ARE EXPERIENCING SOME CHALLENGES GETTING THEM INTO THE BLOG. FOR NOW, I WILL POST THEIR MESSAGE:
Oprah Winfrey works to offer access to an excellent education for impoverished girls in South Africa. Without an education these girls would have little hope of reaching their highest potential. The mission of the Oprah's Leadership Academy... Read More |
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A-CET Schools in Ethiopia |
| 4/4/2007 2:13:00 PM |
 Oprah's school in South Africa is an incredible achievement and recognizes two important things. One is that there can never be any escape from cyclic grinding poverty without education and two that every African is desperate to learn. At A-CET we may be unable to mobilize those financial resources of Oprah, but in our modest way, supported by private donors, we are... Read More |
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From Ethiopia |
| 4/4/2007 2:04:00 PM |
 In 2005 one of our students Birhan who had survived the Ethiopia famine of 1984 was interviewed by Oprah on her programme "Children who changed the world". This was an inspiration to all of us when we realized that Oprah's views on the importance and power of education so fitted our own.
Image shows Oprah with Birhan and translator Bisrat who is also our Ethiopian Manager.... Read More |
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Ubumi Children's Project Africa supports Oprah's initiatives in Africa! |
| 4/4/2007 1:19:00 PM |
 THE BELOW IS A POST FROM EDDY MULANGALA OF THE UBUMI CHILDREN'S PROJECT. WE ARE HAVING A BIT OF A CHALLENGE WITH GETTING THEM "IN" THE BLOG BUT WE ARE ENDEAVORING TO PERSEVERE. UNTIL EDDY CAN POST HIMSELF I WILL POST FOR HIM. I ENDORSE THIS MOST WORTHY AFRICAN CHARITY. READ BELOW:
In most African countries education is not free. Pupils are regularly asked to pay monthly or... Read More |
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Leadership Academy Faces Public Relations Challenges |
| 4/4/2007 10:11:00 AM |
 Because of the Oprah Winfrey's Leadership Academy for Girls link to the "Queen of Talk TV", the school has endured some distinct teething problems. Since opening, the Academy has been the butt of negative reports. Many of the complaints have landed at the doorstep of John Samuel- Head Administrator, including reported complaints by parents that the school is too "strict"... Read More |
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Oprah's School Blog Interviews ASCEND |
| 4/2/2007 1:09:00 PM |
 Hello Everybody! I recently sat with Nancy Padron & Sallee Reynolds from ASCEND. This is a fantastic organization doing great work all over the world. This was exciting for me. So I'll just step aside and let the lovely ladies' words speak for themselves. Oh yes, visit their site here: http://ascendalliance.org
Transcript of 3/30/07 Interview:
Nancy: Thank you for the... Read More |
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