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EPISODE · Apr 22, 2025 · 53 MIN

Tina Knowles: "Matriarch" | Oprah's Book Club

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In this episode of Oprah’s Book Club: Presented by Starbucks, Oprah sits down with businesswoman, fashion designer, philanthropist and iconic mother, Tina Knowles, to discuss her empowering new memoir, Matriarch. Tina takes readers inside her enthralling life’s journey spanning multiple generations, revealing intimate moments of tragedy, perseverance, creativity, and the liberation of Black motherhood.In a gratifying and astonishing conversation, Tina details her humble upbringing, her struggles with where she fit in as a Black woman, how she reinvented herself and how she shaped the mega-hit group Destiny’s Child. Tina also recounts her personal journey of mothering her daughters Beyoncé and Solange, the infidelity that impacted her first marriage and how at the age of 70 she finally feels that she is enough. Tina takes questions from the audience as she reflects on the many moments of strength and wisdom she gathered from the matriarchs before her to pass on not just to her family, but the world.For this conversation, Tina and Oprah are joined by a live audience in a Starbucks café in Chicago, enjoying Starbucks® Sunsera Blend™, their smoothest, brightest coffee with notes of citrus and toasted almond.BUY THE BOOK!Matriarch: A Memoir by Tina Knowles is for sale ⁠here⁠, and the audiobook ⁠here⁠.Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@OprahFollow Oprah Winfrey on Social:InstagramFacebookTikTokListen to the full podcast:SpotifyApple Podcasts#oprahsbookclub

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