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	Oprah Winfrey was a Media and drama good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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According to the links:

http://ethnicelebs.com/oprah-winfrey www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw43kWEKjn8

Oprah Winfery has both Liberian and Zambian ancestry. She comes from the Nkoya people, a tribe in Southern Zambia.

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Early Life 4th paragraph reference is not formatted correctly. 68.112.3.142 ( talk) 18:16, 29 December 2023 (UTC) reply

 Done Thank you Mattdaviesfsic ( talk) 18:21, 29 December 2023 (UTC) reply

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Change _little text law_ to _title case law_ 2600:1702:AE0:24C0:5C11:AE34:B837:C282 ( talk) 12:18, 31 March 2024 (UTC) reply

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Liu1126 ( talk) 20:28, 31 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Shouldn't that be added due to recent events? 2601:280:C77F:71A0:E1D2:CB03:99FF:E453 ( talk) 04:11, 3 April 2024 (UTC) reply

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Plis 2A00:EE2:805:BF00:8F0B:4C4D:8C78:AD6D ( talk) 07:20, 16 June 2024 (UTC) reply