Recalling the academic leg up and second chance Oprah Winfrey’s full-ride scholarships gave them when they were striving and struggling students at the historically Black Atlanta institution, the “Sons of Oprah,” as they are known, announced this week that together they will pledge more than $300,000 of their own money to educate other deserving Morehouse men.
“We’re thrilled to be part of the historic moment, milestone in television history and Oprah’s life and in Morehouse College History,” Morehouse President Robert M. Franklin said in a television news interview after the “Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular” event on Tuesday.
