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Who was the first female African-American billionaire?

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Who was the first female African-American billionaire?

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Sheila Johnson, the billionaire ex-wife of BET founder Robert Johnson. “She and her former husband made their fortunes by founding the entertainment network BET, and then selling it to Viacom in 1997. Her proceeds from the sale were estimated at $1.5 billion dollars, making her the first African-American female billionaire in the United States.