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    29 minutes ago, The Elevator Killer said:

    During it my manager who is black told a story about when he was in college he got pulled over 17 times in one month. This is a good stand up guy. That just blew me away. I learned a few things in that meeting. America should be better than this by now. 

    Speeding kills.  

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    3 hours ago, MDC said:

    My stance is that you should actually know how nursing homes in NY stack up against the rest of the country before accusing Cuomo’s policies of causing the problem. Nursing homes are getting killed everywhere.

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    Poor MDCuck :lol: What a beatdown!!

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    1 hour ago, Utilit99 said:

    1. Robert F. Smith : $5 Billion
    Robert F. Smith is the CEO of Vista Equity Partners, one of the top private equity firms in the world. His educational background consists of holding a degree in chemical engineering, as well as going to the Columbia Business School. For awhile, he worked at Goldman Sachs and then in 2000 he founded Vista Equity. His company mainly focuses on investing in tech companies.

    2. David Steward: $3 Billion
    Steward has an impressive net work of $3 billion and he amassed his fortune throughout the course of 29 years. It all begun when he invested a quarter million dollars into ventures to launch the IT provider World Wide Technology. He comes from humble beginnings, as he grew up in a poor area of Missouri and his dad worked a number of jobs to provide for the family.

    3. Oprah Winfrey: $2.5 Billion
    Winfrey needs no introduction, as she is well-known around the world. She is considered to be the “Queen of Media” and she got her start as being a television show host. She then went onto become a businesswoman and invested in Weight Watchers in 2015. She still has her show, but she also generates revenue via OWN, which is her cable network, as well as Harpo Films.

    4. Michael Jordan: $1.9 Billion
    Jordan is known as being the best basketball player of all-time. He has also dabbled in baseball, but what may surprise you is the majority of his net worth has nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT5Ks1TWF68&t=177sot been derived from sports. Sure, he earned around $100 million playing basketball, but he has made banked on many lucrative deals, such as with Nike. Not only that, but he is the owner of the Charlotte Hornets.

    5. Jay Z: $900 Million
    Jay Z is a rapper who needs no introduction and he has been making hits since the 90s, but these days he focuses more on running businesses. He is also the husband of musician Beyonce Knowles. Throughout his singing career, he has released numerous number one hits.

    He created a popular clothing brand called Rocawear. Although the venture was extremely profitable, he eventually decided to sell it. Iconix Brand Group purchased the clothing brand for just over $200 million. Besides his former clothing line, he also launched a club. The club is called The 40/40 club and it is a chain of sports bars, but the flagship bar is in NYC. It’s worth noting that Jay Z has invested into companies, and one of them is Uber. It’s thought that the rapper netted a major return on his investment.

    6. Sean Combs: $825 Million
    Combs made a name for himself as a rapper, but has has gone on to launch several businesses. This includes a clothing line, and he once owned two restaurants. He is also the founder of Bad Boy Records, and he has had roles in a number of movies. Another lucrative venture created by Combs is Combs Wine & Spirits. It is a spirits and wine business that has been around since 2013.

    7. Tiger Woods: $800 Million
    Tiger Woods is considered one of the best, if not the best, golfer in the world. Throughout the years, he has won dozens of competitions and have landed numerous sponsorship deals that have helped him increase his net worth. He has won 81 PGA Tours, 41 European Tours and 16 other professional wins to name a few.

    Tiger also has a flagship restaurant called The Woods Jupiter. It is a sports bar that is family-friendly and was inspired by the many years of Tiger’s dining experience while on the road.

    8. Tyler Perry: $600 Million
    Tyler Perry is one of the most successful black actors of all-time and he has done very well for himself. In fact, a few years back he was named the highest paid man in entertainment, according to Forbes. Throughout the 90s and the 2000s, he has written many stage plays, as well as having produced many stage plays.

    9. Robert Johnson:$550 Million
    Johnson has a net worth of around $550 million, and he was one of the founders of BET, Black Entertainment Television. He sold the company back in 2001, and that is when his net worth catapulted. He is also the founder of RLJ Companies, which is a holding company that invests in companies operating in various industry sectors.

    The actor also runs his very own studio called Tyler Perry Studios, which is located in Atlanta Georgia. At the time of this writing, he employs over 350 people at the studio.

    10. Magic Johnson: $600 Million
    Magic Johnson was once considered one of the best and most popular basketball players of all-time. Like Jordan, the majority of his wealth was acquired outside of sports. Johnson is a businessman who runs a company called Magic Johnson Enterprises; And it boasts of subsidiaries such as Magic Johnson Theaters, Magic Johnson Productions and Magic Johnson Entertainment to name a few. Besides those business ventures, he is also the creator of the Magic Card, which is a pre-paid credit card that is designed to help people on low income.

     

    Can you imagine what they would be worth if they weren't oppressed?

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