Oprah

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Euan C

Cards (16)

  • Which film did Oprah provide funding for?
    Malcolm X
  • Which film adaptation did Oprah star in?
    Beloved
  • Who was Oprah within Beloved?
    Sethe
  • How much were the sales of Beloved?
    It made $23 million compared to the $53 million budget
  • What show did Oprah star in?
    The Oprah Winfrey Show
  • When did the Oprah Winfrey Show air?
    1986 - 2011
  • What did the Oprah Winfrey show allow for?
    Discussions regarding race and the development of black American history
  • When did Oprah address race in an early show?
    February 1987
  • What did Oprah do in February 1987?
    Travelled to Forsyth County, Georgia to talk to residents
  • What is significant about Forsyth County?
    It has had no black residents for over 75 years and has many white Supremacists
  • What did Oprah do to promote black civil rights in the 1990s?
    In January 1996 she spoke to 7 of the Little Rock 9 teenagers
  • What did Oprah do in the early 1990s?
    She travelled to LA after the brutal attacks on Rodney King
  • What other prevelant film did Oprah star in?
    The Colour Purple
  • When was 'The colour purple' produced?
    1985
  • Who does Oprah play in 'The Colour Purple'?
    Sofia
  • How does Sofia defy stereotypes?
    She is a fiercly independant black woman