Oprah Winfrey

Yeah, and so from the beginning, you saw this relationship between Jay and her blossoming.

Yeah, and so from the beginning, you saw this relationship between Jay and her blossoming.

Yeah, and so from the beginning, you saw this relationship between Jay and her blossoming.

They moved pretty slow as matriarch. Having passed on your love and wisdom and nurturing now to your daughters, what kind of matriarchs are they? Oh, God.

They moved pretty slow as matriarch. Having passed on your love and wisdom and nurturing now to your daughters, what kind of matriarchs are they? Oh, God.

They moved pretty slow as matriarch. Having passed on your love and wisdom and nurturing now to your daughters, what kind of matriarchs are they? Oh, God.

But now you understand. I mean, we understand why you were mad at your mom. That moment you overheard that conversation.

But now you understand. I mean, we understand why you were mad at your mom. That moment you overheard that conversation.

But now you understand. I mean, we understand why you were mad at your mom. That moment you overheard that conversation.

where you'd been taken to the hospital, you overheard your mom say after you were examined, was she pregnant or is she pregnant?

where you'd been taken to the hospital, you overheard your mom say after you were examined, was she pregnant or is she pregnant?

where you'd been taken to the hospital, you overheard your mom say after you were examined, was she pregnant or is she pregnant?

Yeah. And that's what I thought about your mom. I thought, yes, she was passive, but she also was fearful, as all Black moms needed to be, because look at what happened to your brother. Right. The whole family was traumatized for years in that town. Your brother beaten and the family harassed and you arrested and all that. And so your mother had reason to fear.

Yeah. And that's what I thought about your mom. I thought, yes, she was passive, but she also was fearful, as all Black moms needed to be, because look at what happened to your brother. Right. The whole family was traumatized for years in that town. Your brother beaten and the family harassed and you arrested and all that. And so your mother had reason to fear.

Yeah. And that's what I thought about your mom. I thought, yes, she was passive, but she also was fearful, as all Black moms needed to be, because look at what happened to your brother. Right. The whole family was traumatized for years in that town. Your brother beaten and the family harassed and you arrested and all that. And so your mother had reason to fear.

Okay, I want to end with this beautiful passage in the memoir. Would you read it?

Okay, I want to end with this beautiful passage in the memoir. Would you read it?

Okay, I want to end with this beautiful passage in the memoir. Would you read it?

Liberation. Liberation time. I'm telling you all, you're going to love this memoir. It's going to open up you to thinking about the matriarchs in your own life. You did such a great job. Congratulations to you and to your editor and all the people who made this possible, who decided, look at you on here, honey. I don't know if you think you're cute, but you ought to think you're really cute.

Liberation. Liberation time. I'm telling you all, you're going to love this memoir. It's going to open up you to thinking about the matriarchs in your own life. You did such a great job. Congratulations to you and to your editor and all the people who made this possible, who decided, look at you on here, honey. I don't know if you think you're cute, but you ought to think you're really cute.