Oprah Donates $500,000 <br />to New Jersey School Oprah paid a surprise visit to West Side High School <br />in Newark, NJ, over the weekend. Oprah Winfrey, via NJ.com She donated half a <br />million dollars to <br />principal Akbar Cook's <br />"Lights On" program. Oprah Winfrey, via NJ.com The program, which runs from 6 p.m. <br />to 11 p.m., provides students with a <br />safe place to hang out after school. Students also have access <br />to laundry facilities and meals. Cook has also appeared on <br />'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' twice, where <br />he received $50,000 each time for the program. Akbar Cook, via NJ.com
