Today while viewing the top stories on CNN's website I came across this coverage -
Oprah Winfrey opens school for girls in South Africa.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) -- Oprah Winfrey opened a school Tuesday for disadvantaged girls, fulfilling a promise she made to former President Nelson Mandela six years ago and giving more than 150 students a chance for a better future.
"I wanted to give this opportunity to girls who had a light so bright that not even poverty could dim that light," Winfrey said at a news conference.
If all of the celebrities that stood for equal treatment to everyone would only follow in Oprah's steps we can surely see a tsunami of change throughout the states that are having trouble with education. In Oprah's own words she mentioned that when visiting a school here in the US she asked what the kids wanted most they replied with "New sneakers" or "iPods" but when asking the same question to some of the south African kids they just wanted new uniforms and a chance to learn.
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Kudos to anyone else who does the same ;-)
What? No takers??
Makes her "work" even more special then...
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