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.

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00:00:00 – Welcome Tina Knowles, author of memoir “Matriarch”
00:02:45 – Why Tina is sharing her story now
00:04:50 – How Tina learned about her family’s matriarchs.
00:05:35 – Tina Knowles’s upbringing
00:09:15 – Tina’s teacher told her she didn’t belong at 5 years old
00:12:15 – Why the nuns called Tina mean and selfish
00:16:45 – What inspired Tina to speak out when things weren’t right
00:18:00 – Tina’s mother taught her it was an honor to be Black
00:18:55 – Tina’s advice to Black women to liberate themselves
00:20:18 – How Beyoncé got her name
00:20:50 – Raising Beyoncé and Solange
00:21:45 – How Beyoncé and Solange were different
00:24:00 – Why Tina sent Beyoncé and Solange to therapy together
00:26:35 – Tina shares about the discovery of Beyoncé
00:27:51 – Oprah’s love of Beyoncé
00:28:21 – Tina on Solange
00:28:50 – Tina opens up about her nephew Johnny, her best friend
00:32:08 – Tina made all the clothes for Destiny’s Child
00:34:10 – Tina’s ex Matthew taught his daughters money skills
00:34:40 – Tina’s marriage to Matthew
00:39:52 – When Tina decided to start taking care of herself
00:41:30 – Does Tina still have self-doubt?
00:42:40 – What Tina would do differently
00:43:25 – How Tina taught her girls that they belong
00:44:03 – Tina’s proudest moments with her daughters.
00:44:44 – Tina’s reaction to Beyoncé’s Album of the Year Grammy win
00:48:15 – What kind of matriarchs are Tina’s daughters?
00:50:30 – How Tina feels at 70