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For black celebrities like Oprah, it's impossible to be apolitical

  • Written by Lauren Rebecca Sklaroff, Associate Professor of History, University of South Carolina
Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey appear during a rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Dec. 8, 2007.AP Photo/Paul Sancya

Oprah Winfrey’s rousing Golden Globe speech has many speculating whether the media mogul will become a presidential candidate in 2020, with some pundits questioning the merits of another “celebrity” president.

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