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April 28, 2026
Published by Clare Adamson at April 28, 2026
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Oprah Winfrey Signs Amazon Deal Covering TV, Podcast and Content Library

Oprah Winfrey, the “Queen of Daytime Television,” is expanding her media empire to the Amazon platforms. The deal gives Amazon the rights to Oprah’s podcast, TV
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April 2, 2024
Black Billionaire Robert F. Smith
Published by Stephen Oluwadara at April 2, 2024
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Aliko Dangote, Robert Smith and Oprah Winfrey Rank High on Forbes Billionaires 2024 List

Forbes has released its annual World’s Billionaire list and Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote is the richest black man on the planet.  Only a handful of the 2,781
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March 26, 2024
Published by Zara Shepherd-Brierley at March 26, 2024
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Meet 10 Black Americans Who Have Achieved Billionaire Status

The U.S. is home to the most billionaires of any country in the world but only a fraction are Black billionaires; representing a mere 1% of
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June 24, 2019
Real Estate Mogul Don Peebles
Published by UrbanGeekz Staff at June 24, 2019
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Real Estate Mogul Don Peebles Launching $500M Fund for Women & Minority Developers

Development firm Peebles Corp. is launching a $500 million investment fund for minority and women developers in markets that include New York, Los Angeles, and South
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