Oprah Winfrey at Howard University

An excerpt of Oprah's speech at Howard University's 139th Commencement Convocation held on May 12, 2007. She received an honorary doctorates degree... how cool is that?!

My best friend graduated that day from Howard...Shout out to the Class of 2007!

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[monicadvs]

Geez..you guys are completely missing the point! Oprah's clearly not racist. She was making a parallel that shows how far we've come as a people. Two generations ago a black woman's hope for a good job was to work for nice white people. Today a black woman can have nice white people working for her. There's nothing racist about that.

[NubiianVz]

I totally agree

[taramic]

Are you the person recording this; do you go to Howard University? That's cool, you got to see and hear Oprah.

Thanks for posting this video. Oprah's speech was good.

[NubiianVz]

Yes. I recorded this with my digital camera. Sorry for it not being steady :-/ But yeah, it was sooo wonderful seeing her in person and also her speech was sooo well done! GO OPRAH!!

[gadionson1]

very touching speech. Oprah is forever

[DoctorSapperstein]

she be tellin dem der collej gradutes da truth!

they be some partyin up in here...iz da bomb!

i gots me sum whites workin 4 me..

apes: "whoop whoop whoop"

prestigious "university" speech by the "doctah"

LMAO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[destinii15]

are u fu**ing serious how IGNORANT oprah got where she is because of her self not WHITE PEOPLE if any thing several BLACK PEOPLE showed her that all the things these white people you say made her who she is said she couldnt do she did and more now shes a role model for people ! shes respectable and honest and your just an idiot! you need to recognize that what your saying is bull !!!!!!

[leroyware]

I was in this graduation and it was the bomb!

[javonnbright]

I love Oprah. You are the best Opey!!!

[3curb]

Why are the people shouting Amen after she speaks a line?

[07why07]

All I have to say is... HU! You Know! Representing The CPNAHS, DON, Class of 2007! My Howard people know what I am talking about... Much Love to Howard University.

[Brownfox1981]

Don't get me wrong I'm NOT AN OPRAH FAN. However, she became who she is alone. Her hard work is what made Oprah Oprah.

[masterofthemedia]

Who actually takes her serious? She should thank good white people that she's in a position to even hire white people or black. White people made her what she is today!. And you don't need too much intelligent s to see through HER bullshit.

[TARHEEL67]

That last bit is a real racist slur.....and here now viewed for all to see. How can anyone subscribe to anything she said after her "Grandmother" comment? I believe she took refuge and solace @ Howard University this day......enough to speak such an awkwardly racist, brazen and boldly stupid parable. According to her, oppression still abounds! Maybe a racist fool; maybe not; but the statement is real enough to decline any support from any "white folks." Everybody do the math...