As for the richest black overall, no need to ask: Oprah Winfrey, with a net worth of approximately $3 billion, is the country’s richest African-American. But take notice that Robert Frederick Smith, with holdings that total $2.5 billion, has replaced Black Entertainment Television founder Robert Johnson as America’s richest black man.
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