Kosciusko, Mississippi

Oprah winefry is a disadvantaged woman who was born in poverty and rose to the top. She is north Americas only black billionaire and the most influential women of the 20th century. Oprah winerfy was born in January 29, 1956 in Kosciusko, Mississippi. She was born to a teenage mother, who was single. Not long after she moved in with her grandmother, hattie mae. She was extremely poor at the time and took comfort from her faith in god. Later in life, she moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and stayed with her mother. Her mother had three kids in this time, all from different fathers and was generally irresponsible. When she was nine years old, her uncle, couison and a family friend started sexually abuseing her. This was very truamtic and hard to…

Growing up becoming a billionaire is all a dream but who is to say what your future may bring? The road to success is like running up a hill but the catch is you are out of shape. Until that moment you are able to roll down that same hill with a breeze. It is not always where you started at but it is where you end. Born into poverty on a remote farm in Kosciusko, Mississippi, on January 29, 1954, Oprah Winfrey was born. As soon as she was born, her childhood began to take a turn for the worse.…

Charles H. Odom was born on February 29th, 1932 in Arlington Kansas in Reno County. He was the son of Barney E. Odom and Mildred R. Odom. He was 32 when he died via gas chamber on March 6th, 1964. He was arrested on July 23rd, 1961 for the rape of a thirteen year old girl, Lisa Schuh. He was a resident of Wellington, Kansas. It was around 4 o’clock in the evening when Odom kidnapped Lisa at gunpoint in Joplin, Missouri. The Wichita resident was visiting her grandmother in Joplin, Missouri and…

Who is OPRAH WINFREY? Who doesn’t know the famous Oprah ?! she is the most known person in the world , you can ask any person about Oprah and at least they will give you one fact about her. Oprah Gail Winfrey born in January 29, 1954 in united states , Mississippi. (Editors, 2016) in her early teens she moved to another neighborhood in Milwaukee . in age 14 she moved to Tennessee with man she calls as her father . in age 19 Oprah start her career as News anchor on radio while she is…

Introduction “The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams” one of the most famous quotes from Oprah Winfrey. She is known for her shows,magazines,and she has her own network, The Oprah Winfrey network. Oprah Winfrey is inspiring, powerful, determined, outstanding, and talented. Early Life Oprah Gail Winfrey was born in a rural town of Kosciusko,Mississippi on January 29, 1954.Winfrey moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the age of 6 to live with her mother.She was so…

Oprah Gail Winfrey an American television host, actress, producer, humanitarian and entrepreneur. Oprah was born on January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi (Networks, 2014). She had a troubled adolescence in a small farming town, where male relative and some friends of her mother, Vernita, continually sexually abused her. She moved to Nashville with her father, Vernon, a businessman. She enrolled in the Tennessee State University in 1972 and began working in radio and television (Networks,…

Oprah Winfrey is the richest African-American of the 21st century. She was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi in 1958, on the 29th of January. She is well-known as the most successful American television producer, host and philanthropist and is among the most influential women in the world. Winfrey is a successful African American business woman. Being the chairman and CEO of her own television network OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network). With a net worth of $3 billion, she is one of just two black…

Imagine going from as little as nothing to a worldwide sensation. Oprah Winfrey has had this experience throughout her life, and has brought her to be the person she is today. Winfrey is a academy award-nominated actress, film producer, philanthropist, founder of successful the magazine O, and owns her own television and film studio and production company(Oprah Winfrey). Oprah Winfrey has impacted many people through television, movies, publications, and her philanthropic efforts despite her own…

Oprah Winfrey “The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams”- Oprah Winfrey. Oprah Winfrey was born in the rural town of Kosciusko, Mississippi, US, on January 29th, 1976. Her mother, Vernita Lee had Oprah when she was a young teenager. Oprah grew up with no father, and no financial support, as a young girl she even got teased for wearing a dress to school that was made out of a potato sack. At an early age Oprah started showing potential, she taught herself to…

On January 29th, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi, Oprah Winfrey was born. She lived a troubled life growing up, which consisted of her being sexually abused by male relatives and friends of her mother. She has also disclosed giving birth at age fourteen, but her child died in infancy. Eventually, she moved in with her father in Nashville. Little did she know, her life would turn around quickly; she was going to be an American television host, actress, producer, philanthropist, and entrepreneur.…