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Rap mogul Ludacris could only shake his head recently when he testified that the phenomenal Fast & Furious blockbuster franchise is “the gift that just keeps on giving.” We wonder then how the films’ apex star Vin Diesel feels about these money-making movies. The latest installment of the franchise with seemingly endless appeal has helped…

In 2017, Beyoncé continued to prove why she remains the biggest entertainer of this generation. Even without releasing a new album, she continued to have tremendous year while balancing family life. Here’s a look back at Beyoncé’s biggest moments of 2017. 10. Beyoncé announces pregnancy Beyoncé began 2017 by breaking the internet. One week before…

Adele and Kanye West have made big stinks about Beyoncé missing the mark on a list of Grammy Awards (2017) and MTV VMAs Best Female Video (2009), respectively, Adele broke her Grammy in half in an effort to share the award for Best Album of the Year and Taylor Swift got Kanye’d during her acceptance…

ONCELOGIX: CEO Trinity Manning, COO Rod Brown, CFO Ty McLaughlin courtesy: ONCELOGIX OnceLogix is a Black-owned health care software company that provides innovative solutions. They service almost 450 companies in several states, a majority of which are also minority-owned. Based out of North Carolina, CEO Trinity Manning, COO Rod Brown, and CFO Ty Mclaughlin are…

Forbes has been tracking billionaires globally for 31 years. The number of billionaires in 2017 jumped 13% to 2,043 from 1,810 last year, which was the first time ever that Forbes has pinned down more than 2,000 10-figure-fortunes. Their total net worth rose by 18% to $7.67 trillion, also a record. The change in the…

Peace Hyde is a native of London who quit her high-paying career in education and left her home to move to her ancestors’ homeland, Ghana. The editor of a motivational blog, A Piece of Peace, she is also the West Africa correspondent for Forbes Africa, Forbes Woman Africa and the face of the new flagship Forbes…

Her Agenda is a digital platform that caters to the millennial woman. Founded by journalist and entrepreneur Rhonesha Byng, the platform has grown to be a go-to source for the millennial woman in many industries. Landing herself on the 2017 Forbes 30 under 30 list, Byng is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, millennial and entrepreneur. After…

Kevin Hart, a la Chocolate Droppa, offered some sweet words and encouraging nuggets of wisdom during a brief chat with select media on October 2. In advance of his latest project, Kevin Hart: What Now? (which is in theaters October 14), we had the opportunity to get really intimate with the highest-paid comedian in the world. Hart has skyrocketed to the…

The list of the richest entertainers has come out and singer Beyoncé is no longer at the top. For that matter neither is her equally wealthy husband, According to Forbes magazine the richest entertainer is Dr. Dre at $620 million, the highest pay for any musician in history. Dr. Dre can attribute his fortune to…

In 2013, the queen of pop music, Beyoncé had one impressive year, pulling in $53 million. While many thought she could do no more, Mrs. Carter surprised us with a self-titled disc and went on tour with her rapper husband Jay Z, resulting in more than double the increase in earnings in 2014. According to…

Several black celebrities had great years in terms of finances. According to Forbes’ top 100 earning celebrities list, seven of the top 10 highest paid celebrities are black. Beyoncé leads the list by earning $115 million from June 1, 2013, until June 1, 2014. She made most of her money from touring by earning roughly…

“Scott Boras you over baby!/ Robinson Cano you coming with me/ These (present day agent) n—as is like rotary phones/ It’s a new day, hit up KD!” That lyric from Jay Z’s “Crown” may put into perspective why his fellow sports agents seem to be so mad at him. Forbes magazine published an excerpt of a recent…

Happy 45th birthday, Bryan “Birdman” Williams! Birdman was one of the founding members of the duo Big Tymers in 1998 with DJ Mannie Fresh. He also pioneered the Cash Money record label. His 2003 album, “Like Father Like Son,” reached gold certification. In 2011, Forbes estimated that he was worth $110 million. He married Venezuelan…

Just weeks after Forbes released its list of the 100 top-earning celebrities with Madonna sitting pretty at the #1 spot, banking $125 million between June 2012 and June 2013, they released a list of the top earning ‘dead’ celebrities. At the top of the list, is Michael Jackson, the King of pop, who even after…

Forbes, an American business magazine, is known for sharing its interesting lists with our favorite celebrities and their net worths. Take a look at some of Forbes‘ faves for the last five years.