By Yetunde Adeyeri
American media mogul and philanthropist, Oprah Winfrey, continues to touch lives with her investment in the next generation and has recently visited a university in the US to make a huge donation. Oprah Winfrey was at Morehouse College to surprise students and teachers with another $13 million donations to continue the Oprah Winfrey Scholarship Fund she established 30 years ago. The media mogul established the scholarship fund in 1989 with an initial $12 million investment.
Winfrey said seeing young Oprah Winfrey scholars at the matriculation moved her greatly. She revealed her earlier donation of $12 million was made years ago to the college and ”so today I would like to add another $13 million dollars to that.” ”Seeing you young Oprah Winfrey scholars here today has moved me deeply. I am so proud of you, I’m proud of everybody in attendance at this school who is seeking to know more.” Winfrey’s investment brings her total contribution to $25 million.
Again in September 2019, Winfrey made another surprise announcement during a speaking engagement with the United Negro College Fund in North Carolina. There she matched the local chapter’s fundraising efforts with a donation of $1.15 million.
