I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life. Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey has transcended the role of a television talk show host ...

Oprah Gail Winfrey is born in Kosciusko, Miss., to Vernita Lee and Vernon Winfrey. She spends her early years living in rural poverty with her grandmother before being shipped off to inner-city ...