Oprah To Live In Poverty

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Oprah to Live in Poverty

(c) 2005 DiversityInc.com March 21, 2005

Oprah Winfrey is saying goodbye to her deluxe apartment in the sky and moving across Chicago to another high-rise building. But this one is a "notoriously tough" estate in the inner city. As part of a documentary about poverty, the country's wealthiest black woman will spend a month living like disadvantaged Chicagoans. She hopes to highlight the country's inner-city housing crisis, WENN reports.

A spokesperson for Winfrey's production company, Harpo, explains the project's appeal: "She has interviewed just about every major celebrity and done shows on almost every subject imaginable. But now she intends to tackle really tough, serious issues, putting herself right in the front line."

There will be one difference between Winfrey's stay in the building and the average tenant's experience. The media mogul will have security guards following her day and night.