The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that Oprah Winfrey will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at this year’s Governors Awards ceremony, while actor James Earl Jones will receive honorary Oscars. newsone Read More

VIA: ESSENCE.COM Celebrity stylist Andre Walker is offering an all-access pass to his expert hair advice in a “Twitterview” today from 6:00-7:00pm EST. The Emmy-winning stylist most known as Oprah’s longtime hair guru can be found on Twitter via @AndreWalkerHair.  The hashtag #AskAndre will also lead you directly to the convo. MORE

It has been a tremendous ride for Oprah with chart topping Number 1 ratings for the past 25 years. Oprah transformed daytime viewing habits of America’s women with history-making interviews, toppling the competition, paving the way and proving, in the end that real power in television resided in the singular force of one Oprah Winfrey. […]

Oprah’s final episodes will be a 3-part extravaganza featuring cameos from so many celebrities, we’ve lost count. Yesterday, she taped two of the last three episodes in front of 20,000 fans in Chicago’s United Center as part of her “Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular” send-off. Beyonce opened with a performance of “Run The World (Girls).” […]

Singer and actress Jennifer Hudson talks about her recent weight loss and the murders of her mother, brother and nephew on ” The Oprah Winfrey Show” today. eurweb Read More

A woman who believes “luck is preparation meeting opportunity,” Oprah Gail Winfrey has continuously shattered gender and racial barriers in America. Winfrey is the most successful talk show host in American TV history — male or female, Black or white — and the first female African-American billionaire. As one of the most influential women in […]

VIA: ESSENCE.COM Today Michelle Obama will be Oprah Winfrey’s special guest as the two honor military families. They will discuss the sacrifices families make when their husbands, wives, brothers and sisters go to war. MORE

Oprah Winfrey spilled the beans on her big secret today on her show. She has a long lost sister! tmz Read More

Zoe Saldana, 50 Cent, Don Cheadle, Terrell Owens, Oprah and tons more celebs hit up the 2011 Sundance Film Festival over the weekend in Park City, Utah. Check out all the action below: Zoe Saldana At The “Burning Palms” Premiere [PHOTOS] Chelsea Handler: “I Can’t Handle 50 Cent”

VIA: ESSENCE.COM After a week-long excursion through The Outback with her audience, Oprah is taking a much-needed break in Fiji. Her adventures down under will end with a calming vacation on the country’s South Pacific island alongside her longtime beau Stedman Graham, local media reports… MORE

VIA: ESSENCE.COM It’s no accident that Oprah’s hair always looks fierce. Her hairstylist of twenty-five years, Andre Walker, happens to be one of the industry’s most creative and respected mane men (and he has seven Emmys to prove it!). After years of whipping up custom formulations for his A-list clientele, the stylist is debuting his […]