| Oprah Winfrey attends luncheon with graduates of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. |
Essence magazine honored Oprah with the Power Award at the 6th Annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon Thursday. On the red carpet, Oprah told Essence what she believes is true power: "[T]he thing about power for me is that it's connected to a source that's obviously greater than myself. Any time you can connect to the source and understand that that's where all of your energy, your creativity, your joy and your triumph come from, I consider that to be authentic power."
Get more of Oprah's thoughts on power.
| Oprah on the red carpet at the 6th Annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood event |
| Oprah Winfrey with Jordan High School students in Los Angeles |
Oprah dropped in on Jordan High School students and DIRECTV employees Wednesday for a surprise visit during a school assembly. DIRECTV employees spent the day painting college-themed murals with students and mentoring as part of the Mayor's Partnership for LA Schools. Just as they were wrapping up their day, Oprah popped in to offer some words of inspiration.
| Oprah Winfrey with (L to R) Marshall Tuck, CEO of Partnership for LA Schools; Colleen Oliver, CAO of Partnership for LA Schools; Melanie Lundquist, Co-Founder of Partnership for LA Schools; Mike White, DIRECTV Chairman and CEO; Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa; Dan York, Executive Vice President Programming and Chief Content Officer for DIRECTV; Sherri Williams, Principal for the Partnership's Jordan High School; Monica Garcia, School Board president and Jamie Aquino, CAO of LAUSD. |
| Tyler Perry and Oprah |
Plus, Tyler's bringing all-new episodes of basic cable's #1 sitcom of 2011, For Better or Worse, to OWN. Look out for the debut in the fall of 2013.
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| Rihanna and Oprah Winfrey in Barbados |
With six nominations, Jay-Z is among those leading the pack this year. He's a formidable force in the music world, but we can't help but gush over the adorable moments he had with Oprah. Whether it was teaching Oprah to rap or touring his old neighborhood, Jay-Z revealed a softer side that we love!
Grammy nominees and multiplatinum recording artists Carrie Underwood, Rihanna and Usher all sat down with Oprah to discuss family, their careers and more last year on Oprah's Next Chapter. Carrie and her husband, Mike Fisher, had their first TV interview together with Oprah. Rihanna poured out her honest feelings toward another 2013 Grammy nominee Chris Brown. And, Usher gave his first—and what he says is his last—interview about
his divorce and custody battle.
We can't wait to see Alicia Keys and Taylor Swift perform at this year's awards. Oprah noticed Alicia's standout star power early on in her career, but by the time she sat down with the young diva for a 2004 O magazine interview she'd already collected five Grammys. And, we remember when young starlet Taylor Swift first released her Grammy Album of the Year, Fearless. Now, she seems like a veteran in the music industry.
| Dr. Maya Angelou in 2001, Photo by Dwight Carter |
The special airs in February on more than 175 public radio stations nationwide. Maya Angelou also speaks with Grammy Award-winning singers Alicia Keys and Jennifer Hudson, former Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan, and Golden Globe-winning actress and playwright Regina Taylor.
In a recent interview with The Associated Press, Maya Angelou said she wanted to do the series on black history "a way that you get it and don't even know you got it."
Find out when the program is airing in your area and more details at mayaangelouonpublicradio.com.
You heard right! Oprah lent her voice to the Jeep/USO "Whole Again" spot. "It is an honor to lend my voice in support of those who serve us all," she says. And, from now through May 27 you can support out troops too, with just a tweet. For each unique time #joinOSR is used, Jeep® will donate $1 to the SAFE Return Fund to benefit the USO in providing aid to our troops. Get more details on Operation SAFE Return at www.Jeep.com/OSR. Watch the Jeep/USO spot, featuring Oprah's voice, below.
The stars came out for the 44th NAACP Image Awards, hosted Friday night at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Among the night's winners was the cast and producers of OWN's Welcome to Sweetie Pie's for the best reality series.
Congratulations to the Montgomery family and all of the show producers!
Jamie earned the Entertainer of the Year award.Check out Oprah's interview with Jamie and his daughter Corinne. And, one of Oprah's favorite films this year, Beasts of the Southern Wild, and its director Benh Zeitlin won awards. See Oprah rave about the film to the first-time director.
| Welcome to Sweetie Pie's cast and friends |
| Miss Robbie and Tim |
| 44th NAACP Image Awards Stage |
Recent Oprah's Next Chapter guests actress Kerry Washington and actor Jamie Foxx were both big winners of the night. Kerry took home three awards for public service and her roles in Scandal and Django Unchained. Watch highlights from Oprah's recent interview with Kerry on both winning roles.
Jamie earned the Entertainer of the Year award.Check out Oprah's interview with Jamie and his daughter Corinne. And, one of Oprah's favorite films this year, Beasts of the Southern Wild, and its director Benh Zeitlin won awards. See Oprah rave about the film to the first-time director.
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