Black Billionaires

Everyone knows about Bobby J (Bob Johnson) and Opie (Oprah) and their billions...but few know of the other handful of black billionaires gracing the earth. Actually, I was in the barber shop the other day and heard a funny remark. There were two kids, both around 17 or 18 talking about their upcoming prom. one was in the barber's chair getting his weekly shape up and the other was brushing his hair so viciously he seemed like he was trying to get waves or die trying. Soon the convo turned to what they were rocking to the prom. And the vicious hair brusher says..."I got these patent leather joints! I'ma be fresh to death, niggas gonna call me 'Oprah's Son' when I step in the building!" Lol, of course we all laughed. Shit, it was funny. But it also made clear to me that if people don't see someone on tv or hear them on the radio people will never know them. Well here they are...black billionaires...now you know them!

Aliko Dangote

Company: The Dangote Group

Position: Chairman, President

Industry: Manufacturing

Country: Nigeria

Michael Lee-Chin

Born: Port Antonio, Jamaica, 1951

Company: AIC Limited

Position: Founder, Executive Chairman

Industry: Financial Services

Country: Canada

Mohammed Al Amoudi

Born: 1946, Dessie, Ethiopia

Company: Corral Petroleum Holdings, MIDROC Ethiopia

Position: Chairman

Industry: Petroleum,

Country: Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia

Oprah Winfrey

Born: January 29, 1954

Company: Harpo Inc.,

Position: Chairman

Industry: Media

Country: United States

Patrice Motsepe

Born: January, 28, 1962, Johannesburg

Company: African Rainbow Minerals Limited

Position: Chairman

Industry: Mining

Country: South Africa

Robert L. Johnson

Date of Birth: April 8, 1946, in Hickory, Mississippi.

Education: University of Illinois, BA, 1968; Princeton University, MPA, 1972.

Company: The RLJ Company

Position: Founder, CEO

Industry: Real Estate, Hospitality, Professional Sports, Media and Entertainment, Gaming

Country: United States