“It is said that the United States has become the most influential country in the history of the world because of this nation's ability to communicate our popular culture. “ (Winfrey, O., & Lowe, J.,1998, pg.1) After over 20 years of hosting her own talk show, Oprah Winfrey has become one of the most influential people in the world. Whether it bd her entertaining spirit or uplifting words of advice, America has become addicted to Opraphacation, in other words "public confession as a form of therapy."( Winfrey o and Lowe J 1998, pg 4) The oprah epidemic has been taking over the minds of her viewers for decades and it does not look like she's going anywhere soon. Most will agree her positive outlook on the world please usual and her success. Wether her humble beginnings embedding values in her, the fact that she is the most well known advocate for African-American woman everywhere today on a mission , or simply dm's she sent out to help all her viewers better their lives, become successful, and find happiness through her uplifting shows influencing audiences everywhere what is now known as Opraphacation.
Perhaps the most inflencial african-American woman to this day, Oprah Winfrey has truly touched the nation on a personal level. Yet no matter how big or rich she got, she never forgot her humble beginnings. She often speaks of where she came from. Oprah Gail Winfrey was born on a farm in ATTaLA County Mississippi on January 29, 1954. Her first name was a misspelling of Oprah from the Old Testament book of Ruth. Coming from a broken home she was raised by her paternal grandparents in Mississippi until around the age of six how mothers mother in Milwaukee until about 13 and her fathers in Nashville to her college years yet she moved back and forth among them all. It is said that young Oprah got off on the right foot things to grandmother Headey May the car who modeled hard work and enforced strict discipline and the important beginning years of