Oprah’s Girls are off to College!!!

We all know that I love Oprah, def not a secret . She is one of my professional role models so when I started reading posts about the girls from her academy going off to college I got so emotional, yes I know I don’t know them like that, lol. It seems like just yesterday when the story of her opening the academy in South Africa was a hot topic in the news. The scandal that followed with stories of alleged abuse at the school was heartbreaking for so many people, because it seemed like something with such good intentions was being tainted by the poor decisions of a few people!  So I felt such joy when I read in the Associated Press that 72 of the 75 girls who started at the academy in 2007 are now in college! One of the things I have always loved about Oprah is the value she places on education, and this just seems like such a big win for everyone. For all of us who have gone to college, we know the price tag of a college education can be steep (shout out to everyone still paying off Sallie Mae), so I am glad that these young women will have the opportunity to follow their dreams without the financial burden that a lot of college students have to bear. Check out a short video of the celebration below!