Top 5 Dangerous black people in America #3

Coming in at number three....Oprah Winfrey. What can I say about Oprah she is one of the most powerful people in the media today. Oprah is scary now but imagine her as an angry black nationalist feminist.

Oprah Winfrey


Origin: Oprah Gail Winfrey (born 29 January 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi) was born to humble beginnings -- her unmarried teenage parents were a housemaid, Vernita Lee, and a soldier, Vernon Winfrey. Oprah began her broadcasting career at WVOL radio in Nashville while still in high school. At the age of 19, she became the youngest person and the first African-American woman to anchor the news at Nashville's WTVF-TV. She then relocated to Baltimore's WJZ-TV to co-anchor the Six O'Clock News and later went on to become co-host of its local talk show, People Are Talking. In 1986, her local Chicago daytime talk show, called The Oprah Winfrey Show (and later abbreviated to Oprah), debuted nationally. Originally, the show followed traditional talk show formats. By the mid 1990s, however, the format became more serious, addressing issues that Winfrey thought were of direct importance and of crucial consequence to women. Winfrey began to do a lot of charity work, and her show featured people suffering from poverty or the victims of unfortunate accidents.

The Oprah Winfrey Show has remained the number one talk show for 18 consecutive seasons*. Produced by her own production company, Harpo Productions, Inc., the show is seen by an estimated 30 million viewers a week in the United States** and is broadcast internationally in 111 countries.

First Appearance: WVOL radio in Nashville.

Powers: Co-owner of the Oxygen cable network, Owner of O magazine (one of the most lucrative magazines in terms of advertising), Host of one of the highest rated talk shows in America. Oprah has a Jim Jones esque quality in where she has a cult like following among women. Every book Oprah has chosen for her book of the month club has gone on to become a bestseller. She could virtually shut down all the pussy in America without any trouble.

Potential for Danger: If Oprah became militant her potential for danger would be incredible. Imagine if she told her followers to start reading books like Soul on Ice, The Fire Next Time, and The Coldest Winter Ever. The results would be astounding. She could use the Oxygen network forward an agenda of upliftment and nationalism if she so choose. She could use O magazine to push forward a program of self awareness instead of recipes and home and garden tips.

Weaknesses: It takes her three hours to put on her make up and Stedman Graham.

Group Affiliations: King World Entertainment, HARPO Productions and Oxygen Media, Inc.