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Someone on Twitter made the mistake of questioning Oprah Winfrey’s commitment to black America, and although Oprah usually takes the high road and ignores the trash talk, she didn’t this time. Oprah took the nasty tweet as an opportunity to school black America on what she’s done for black America.
Here’s the exchange:
I don’t know who @awalkdatalk is, but whoever he is, he’s probably somewhere wishing he’d never sent that tweet. In truth, you can question a lot of things about Oprah, such as her priorities or whether OWN was a good business venture, but you can’t question her philanthropic work on behalf of black people.
The Oprah Winfrey Scholarship at Morehouse College, a historically black college, has provided a college education for hundreds of black men.
During Oprah’s farewell episode, one student said, “I was on the verge of being kicked out of school because my parents were unable to pay my tuition,” and another said, “without the Oprah Scholarship, I would have never become a physician.” And these are black men that Oprah is committing her money to.
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Michelle
August 15, 2012 at 3:25 pm
Oprah continues to do many good works and charitable acts for her community, America, and the world, including blacks, whites, “ghettos in America,” etc. She is an ANGEL. She uses not only her own wealth to help others but also her talents to expose/address injustices of this world. Go back and watch some of her talk show episodes, such as ChristmasKindness, Poverty in America, Katrina, Education in America, etc. Obviously, Awalk, the twitter, exhumes much ignorance. Shame on him for not knowing Oprah’s greatness. She is simply a God-send and one of my role models. In fact, Oprah is blessed so that she may be a blessing to others. I am not talking perfection. But, Oprah uses her spiritual gifts and talents for the greater good. So, my question to any critic of Oprah, what selfless act of kindness have you done lately and how are you making a positive contribution to your community, nation, and the world?