Debbie Allen's Negative Effect On Winfrey

Debbie Allen was one of many famous graduates from Howard University. She was the third child of famous poet, Vivian Ayers and dentist, Arthur Allen. She has always been talented at many things such as dancing and acting. In Mexico, at age 12, she auditioned for the Houston Ballet School. But, even though she did terrific, they denied her audition all because of the color of her skin. After the rejection, she focused on her studies. As an honor roll student, Allen attended Howard University, and graduated cum laude in 1971, with a degree in drama. After college Allen headed straight for Broadway, and in 1972 she had several chorus roles, after being noticed on television, in commercials and series. Allen became famous all because of in 1991
Her name was supposed to be Orpah, from the Bible, but because of the difficulty of spelling and pronunciation, she was known as Oprah. Winfrey’s parents were unmarried and separated soon after she was born, and left her in the care of her maternal grandmother. She lived in a poor lifestyle and it had a negative effect on Winfrey as a young adult, and her problems were caused by repeated sexual abuse, starting at age nine, by men that others in her family trusted. Her mother worked and did not have much time for supervision. Winfrey attended Tennessee State University on a full scholarship and majored in speech and drama. In 1976, Winfrey moved to Baltimore, where she hosted a hit television chat show, People Are Talking. Afterward, she later became the host of her own, wildly popular program, The Oprah Winfrey Show. In addition, famous Spike Lee is a famous graduate also. Spike Lee was born in March 20, 1957, in Atlanta, Georgia, and soon moved to Brooklyn, New York. His mother was teacher of arts and black literature, Jacqueline Carroll, and his father was jazz musician and composer, William James Edward
After college he went to producing movies and making tons of money. Lee became a director of promise with his first feature film, She's Gotta Have It, and thats how he became famous. Lee not only wrote, produced, directed, and edited the film but also played a key supporting role. The film was shot in two weeks and cost $175,000 to make, but grossed more than $7 million at the box office, making it one of the most profitable films created in 1986. Lastly, famous Sean Combs was also a famous HBCU graduate. Sean John Combs, known by his stage name, Puff Daddy was born on November 4, 1969 in Harlem, New York, U.S. to Janice Combs, a model and teachers assistant and Melvin Comb, an associate of a drug dealer. Sadly, his father was shot dead, when he was still a child. After the death of his father, he was raised by his mother in the neighborhood of Mt. Vernon, New York. Combs graduated from the Mount Saint Michael Academy, an all-boys Roman Catholic high school. In high school, he regularly played football and even won a division title. Sean Combs attended Howard University in Washington, D.C.. Combs majored in business and joined as an intern with New York's Uptown