Oprah Winfrey is the richest black woman in the world with a net worth of $2.5 billion. She is a media proprietor, talk show host, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and actress. Oprah stresses the importance of spending and investing your money on/in what you truly believe in. She believes that you need to have sound financial values in place first in order to have enough money left over to spend on things that align with your value system. Oprah is recognized as the richest African-American in the history of the United States.
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