Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Oprah Winfrey Donates $12 Million to Smithsonian's Black History Museum

Media mogul Winfrey gestures to the audience after delivering the commencement address during Harvard University's 362nd Commencement Exercises in Cambridge, Massachusetts By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Oprah Winfrey has donated a small chunk of her estimated $2.8 billion net worth to help build The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. The OWN chairman and CEO has just donated $12 million to the museum's capital fund. Combined with a previous donation of $1 million, Winfrey's $13 million is the museum's largest donation to date. "I am so proud of African American history and its contributions to our nation as a whole," Winfrey said in a statement. ...








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