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TIL: There are 11 black billionaires, and the first black person to become a billionare was BET founder Bob Johnson in 2001. The richest black billionaire is Nigerian Aliko Dangote, CEO of Dongote group, an industrial conglomerate. His networth of 8.1 billion makes him the 88th richest person.

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