News on Black Billionaires: Oprah, Diddy, Rihanna and More

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Image for article titled Oprah Looking Fly At Billionaire Camp, Diddy Losing Billionaire Status? Why Rihanna is A Billionaire and Other Celebs Are Not and Much More — Graphic: Images: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images, Gareth Cattermole, Gabe Ginsberg, Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

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Oprah Showed up Looking Slim and Fly at ‘billionaire summer camp’

Oprah leads Gayle King, Erin Burnett and Van Jones after the morning session at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 10, 2024 in Sun Valley, Idaho. — Image: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images (Getty Images)

As billionaires traversed rural Idaho for this year’s Allen & Co. Sun Valley conference, one attendee stood out in the crowd of navy pullovers and black t-shirts. — Madeline Fitzgerald

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Why Diddy’s Billionaire Status Might Be Coming to an End Soon

Sean Combs attends the ‘Killing Them Softly’ Premiere during 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 22, 2012 in Cannes, France.

Though it’s taken years for Diddy to accumulate enough wealth to qualify him as a billionaire, it only taken one moment in time—and a myriad of lawsuits—to see it potentially all fade away. — Shanelle Genai

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Why The Rock is Reaching Black Billionaire Status

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is one of the most popular movie stars in the world. He’s made a career out of finding success in unexpected places. Now, it appears that his foray into the alcohol and spirits world will lead to heights even he couldn’t imagine. — Stephanie Holland

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Rise of Billionaire Robert Smith, The Richest African American

**Portrait of American businessman and investor Robert F Smith, chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners LLC, during the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, 2017.**

This story is part of our Start. Build. Grow. series, a celebration of Black business. — Jessica Washington

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Rihanna, Oprah, Jay-Z and the Billionaire Nigerians: Stories on How Black Billionaires Built Their Fortune

Christian Keye’s sent the world searching for a list of Black Billionaires when he claimed one of them sexually assaulted him. However, we had already put the list together, but only to inspire. Nowadays everyone has a side hustle. We’re all striving for that moment when our dream will catapult us into the next level. Just in case you need a little inspiration for that next big project you have brewing, here our the richest Black people in the world. Remember, most of them started out dreaming about that one big moment, so it’s totally possible we can get there too. — Stephanie Holland — Tatsha Robertson

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Here’s Why Rihanna Is a Billionaire and Her Peers Aren’t

This story is part of our Start. Build. Grow. series, a celebration of Black business. — Dustin J. Seibert

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Here’s How You Bag a Billionaire, According to Yung Miami

In a recent interview with Billboard to promote the City Girl’s newly released album R.A.W., Yung Miami let people know what they need to do to get a man like Diddy. — Amira Castilla

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