Before people start to judge someone, they should first learn about the person. Some of the most famous people in the world once had a story that could change the way someone will judge them. Human nature’s first instinct is to be judgmental before they truly get to know someone. For example, Oprah Winfrey has an extraordinary story that not everyone exemplifies. If someone just heard her story before knowing her name, they would instantly judge her. Oprah Winfrey, the queen of all media, has been a television-show host, a movie star, a magazine publisher, and an inspiration to millions, but her life was not always as glamorous as it appears today. Oprah Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi. She was raised by her grandmother in poverty. (Gardner 1) At the age of three, she was reciting poems and bible verses at church. At the age of six, she went to live with her mother in Milwaukee. Oprah was raped at the ages of nine through thirteen. She went to live with her father at the age of twelve. Her father taught her guidance, structure, rules, and books. She went to live with her mother again and the rapping continued. She tried to run away after being raped but …show more content…
She became Miss Black Nashville and Miss Tennessee during her freshman year. She was the first African American female co-anchor of the evening news for WTVF-TV. After seven years, the general manager saw her in the AA audition tape sent in by Debra DiMaio. At the time, her ratings in Baltimore were better than Phil Donahue and she was hired. In 1976, Oprah moved to the Biltmore, where she hosted a hit TV show, “People are talking”. She moved to Chicago in January 1984 and took over as anchor on A.M. Chicago. In 1986, she received a special award from the Chicago Academy for the Arts to Unique Contributions. Her home today is in Montecito, California. She has a home in six different states. (Oprah Winfrey Biography- Life...”