Oprah Winfrey

So your mother would tell you family stories under a pecan tree. which you say nourished your soul. And I love that whole section of the book so much. You write, a part of that was my mother making sure that I knew what an honor it was to be Black. You've been known to wear T-shirts that reads 100% Black, and you once declared, I'm the Blackest woman you'll ever meet.

So your mother would tell you family stories under a pecan tree. which you say nourished your soul. And I love that whole section of the book so much. You write, a part of that was my mother making sure that I knew what an honor it was to be Black. You've been known to wear T-shirts that reads 100% Black, and you once declared, I'm the Blackest woman you'll ever meet.

Yumi in our audience has a question about that.

Yumi in our audience has a question about that.

Yumi in our audience has a question about that.

Wow. And your maiden name is Beyonce. And so when your daughter was born, you decided that you would call her Beyonce because it was a way of passing it on.

Wow. And your maiden name is Beyonce. And so when your daughter was born, you decided that you would call her Beyonce because it was a way of passing it on.

Wow. And your maiden name is Beyonce. And so when your daughter was born, you decided that you would call her Beyonce because it was a way of passing it on.

In Matriarch, you also share what it was like raising your daughters, Beyonce and Solange. And you did a beautiful job of letting us know what that was. And I think that what you did so beautifully also was you gave equal billing to both of them. Right. And I know that was important to you.

In Matriarch, you also share what it was like raising your daughters, Beyonce and Solange. And you did a beautiful job of letting us know what that was. And I think that what you did so beautifully also was you gave equal billing to both of them. Right. And I know that was important to you.

In Matriarch, you also share what it was like raising your daughters, Beyonce and Solange. And you did a beautiful job of letting us know what that was. And I think that what you did so beautifully also was you gave equal billing to both of them. Right. And I know that was important to you.

What's interesting is, though, that you could see from the very beginning and all of those of you who are mothers know this is true, that none of the children are alike. They come into the world with their own thing, their own nature. And then there's the nurturing that you all give to them. And from the very beginning, they were so different, you tell us, in matriarch.

What's interesting is, though, that you could see from the very beginning and all of those of you who are mothers know this is true, that none of the children are alike. They come into the world with their own thing, their own nature. And then there's the nurturing that you all give to them. And from the very beginning, they were so different, you tell us, in matriarch.

What's interesting is, though, that you could see from the very beginning and all of those of you who are mothers know this is true, that none of the children are alike. They come into the world with their own thing, their own nature. And then there's the nurturing that you all give to them. And from the very beginning, they were so different, you tell us, in matriarch.

You all learned early on that when Beyonce was a baby, that she could only be soothed with music. And Solange was the opposite. She would be soothed by reading and other things, but Beyonce only responded to music. And you say that Beyonce loved the freedom of your family dynamic that it gave her, but Solange wanted something more practical and more structured. How did you figure that out?

You all learned early on that when Beyonce was a baby, that she could only be soothed with music. And Solange was the opposite. She would be soothed by reading and other things, but Beyonce only responded to music. And you say that Beyonce loved the freedom of your family dynamic that it gave her, but Solange wanted something more practical and more structured. How did you figure that out?

You all learned early on that when Beyonce was a baby, that she could only be soothed with music. And Solange was the opposite. She would be soothed by reading and other things, but Beyonce only responded to music. And you say that Beyonce loved the freedom of your family dynamic that it gave her, but Solange wanted something more practical and more structured. How did you figure that out?

There was that one time you skipped school and Solange was very upset.

There was that one time you skipped school and Solange was very upset.

There was that one time you skipped school and Solange was very upset.