Oprah Winfrey is the richest African-American and one of the most lucrative brands in the world. Winfrey Forbes list of the Wealthiest Black American. She is the only African-American billionaire on the Forbes’ 2011 Billionaires list.
Net worth: $2.7 billion As of September 2011
Winfrey has 5.2 million followers on Twitter.
she consistently earns more than $225 million a year.
Estimated net worth: $550 million As of May 2009
How he made his money: BET, investments
Net Worth: $500 million As of September 2011
How he made his money: Rapper, record producer, actor, fashion designer and businessman
Net worth: $500 million As of September 2010
How he made his money: Golf, endorsements
Michael Jordan
Net worth: $500 million As of September 2010
How he made his money: Basketball, Nike, endorsements
Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Jr.
Net worth: $500 million As May 2009
How he made his money: Restaurants, real estate, investments
Shawn Jay Z Carter
Net Worth: $450 million As of March 2011
How he made his money: Rapper, songwriter,entrepreneur, co-owner of the New Jersey Nets
Net worth: $450 million+ As of May 2009
How he made his money: The Cosby Show, entertainment
Sheila Johnson
Net worth: $400 million As May 2009
How she made her money: BET, investments
Co-founded Black Entertainment Television with former husband Robert Johnson
Tyler Perry
Net worth: $350 million As of September 2010
How he made his money: Actor, author, screenwriter, film director, theater producer, theater director, television director, playwright, film producer, television producer
R. Donahue Peebles
Net worth: $350 million As of May 2009
How he made his money: Real estate
Berry Gordy, Jr.
Net worth: $325 million As May 2009
How he made his money: Motown, Jobete
Quintin Primo III
Net worth: $300 million As of May 2009
How he made his money: Real estate
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles
Net worth: $300 million As of December 2010
2010 Earnings according to Forbes: $87 million
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