While attending Tennessee State University and by the age of 18, she was a reporter for a radio station and was the first African American to hold the position of an anchorwoman Nashville, Tennessee. ... Along with the protection act, our winner tonight established the famous "Angel Network", which gives grants to organizations that accomplish great work across the country. While introducing the "Angel Network" in September of 1997, she said, ""I want you to open your hearts and see the world in a different way. ... After she asked her viewers to save their spare change and send it ...

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Oprah became the youngest person and the first African-American woman to anchor the news at Nashville's WTVF-TV at the age of 19. ... Launched in 1997, Oprah's Angel Network, a campaign encouraging people to open their hearts a little wider and help those in need. To date, Oprah's Angel Network has raised over 12 million dollars-5.1 million dollars from viewer donations and an additional 7 million dollars from sponsors and celebrity contributions. ...

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On 1986, Oprah's Talk show was bought by King World productions which made her the first African American host to receive national programming. ... Oprah has donated millions of her money to three different foundations The Angel Network, The Oprah Winfrey Foundation, and The Oprah Winfrey Operating Foundation. ... This person gives a sense of hope to black Americans because not only was she born in a bad situation but she got educated and was a straight A student at high school, and got a full scholarship at TSU. ...

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One reason why Oprah has been so influential in American society is because she has been able to reach all different people: not just African Americans and not just women. Oprah has also been able to cross racial and gender lines despite her being an African American woman. ... Throughout her talk show, her book club, her magazine("O" as in Oprah), her angel network and her charity. As a successful African American woman, she has shown American society what blacks are capable of. ... Oprah has proved to have made a permanent mark on American history. ...

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It was the time of the Civil Right Movement in America. ... Touched by An Angel was a love poem, written in 1995, conveys the message of the power of love among humanity and freedom. ... All her life, Angelou lived as a proud and independent African American woman. ... She became a living symbol of African American culture. ... Maya Angelou became one of the most influential women in American history....

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