As a child, Oprah Winfrey understood she was destined for greatness. While many are familiar with her industry start as a broadcast reporter turned television host, she initially aspired to be an actress.

Oprah Winfrey reveals her newest book club selection, "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose" by Eckhart Tolle, only on "CBS Mornings." The book, focused on finding peace and living in the present, becomes the first to be selected twice in the club ...

1984: Oprah Winfrey debuts as the new host of “A.M. Chicago.” 1999: The most devastating snowstorm to batter Chicago in two decades closed roads, canceled hundreds of flights and stranded thousands. From Jan. 1 to 3, 21.6 inches of snow fell, making it ...

WASHINGTON — Oprah Winfrey will be featured in a new exhibition dedicated to African-Americans' contributions to American culture at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. The exhibit, "Watching Oprah: The Oprah ...

(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Oprah Winfrey, who hosted the award-winning “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” At age 19, while still a sophomore in college, becomes the youngest and first African-American anchor for WTVF-TV in Nashville. Winfrey’s ...

The television mogul rewrote the rulebook of what’s possible for African-American women in the 21st century. It’s hard to estimate the influence Oprah Winfrey has had on global culture in a few thousand words. Depending on your age, you might already ...

Winfrey touched on the night's theme of "freedom" in her remarks at night three of the event Virginia Chamlee is a Politics Writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE for three years. Her work has previously appeared in The Washington Post, Buzzfeed ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio’s investigative correspondent, joins Bob Sirott to share what happened ...

Oprah Winfrey has donated $12 million (£7.7m) towards a new museum about African American history. She has already given $1m (£640,000) to the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, but her total donation is the ...

Oprah Winfrey’s up to her usual programming genius once again. The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) has tapped ESSENCE.com’s very own Modern Day Matchmaker Paul Carrick Brunson, also known as the “real life Hitch,” to co-host the biggest dating ...