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Graduation Day at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls

Aired on 10/14/2012 | CC
It's the day Oprah has been dreaming about since ground first broke for the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls. On January 14, 2012, 72 girls graduated in the inaugural class of the Leadership Academy. Every graduate went on to attend a university or college in the United States or South Africa. Watch Oprah's commencement remarks and see why keynote speaker Graça Machel says the graduation is a triumph for the whole country.