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Oprah Winfrey on the trailblazer who inspired her

For Black History Month, hear from Oprah Winfrey about her trailblazer's enduring lessons. Winfrey says reading Maya Angelou's book "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" as a teen helped her recognize that “a black girl’s story was worthy of being told and worthy of being heard.”
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