Where Did Oprah Winfrey go to elementary school?

Where Did Oprah Winfrey go to elementary school?

One of the defining moments of my life came in fourth grade—the year I was a student in Mrs. Duncan’s class at Wharton Elementary School in Nashville. For the first time, I wasn’t afraid to be smart, and she often stayed after school to work with me.

Did Oprah graduate from Tennessee State University?

Check Out More Famous HBCU Alumni! A 1986 graduate of Tennessee State University, Oprah Winfrey, the multi media mogul, has garnered international appeal for her talk show.

What happened to Oprah’s school?

But things at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy School for Girls are not going well. Just months after the school was hit with its first sex scandal, seven students were suspended last week for sexually harassing their schoolmates, according to the Afrikaans on Sunday newspaper.

What university did Oprah attend in 1971 and where did she work?

She used the scholarship to attend Tennessee State University. In 1971, Oprah was encouraged to enter the Miss Teen Fire Prevention pageant by a local radio disc jockey. Much to her surprise, she won first place. In the interview, Oprah said that her goal was to become a broadcast journalist.