Oprah Interviews Brandy and Her Mother, Sonja Norwood

Oprah Talks to Brandy and Her Mother, Sonja Norwood

O, The Oprah Magazine | From the July 2002 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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Oprah talks to singer-actress Brandy along with her mother, Sonja Norwood, about what happens when a teenage daughter has power to burn, but no self-esteem to speak of, and how two determined women recaptured a life that was spinning out of control.

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