Every year, Forbes magazine releases its list of the richest people on the planet. Out of the 1,226 people who made this year’s “Forbes Billionaires List”, only six are black — and just one is American: Oprah Winfrey.
With a net worth of $2.7 billion, media mogul Winfrey remains the sole black, female billionaire in the world, despite a tough first year for her cable channel the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN).