Recession widens wealth gap gulf between whites and Latinos, blacks
NBC LATINO - The recession’s effect on the unemployment rate is widely known, but its profound effect on the wealth gap between races is only now coming into focus...
Oprah Winfrey may no longer be the richest black woman in the world
theGRIO REPORT - Nigerian philanthropist, fashion designer and oil tycoon Folorunsho Alakija was recently on Forbes' list of Africa's 40 richest people...
14th century African emperor was richest person who ever lived
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Forbes ranks Dr. Dre as rap's richest
Dr. Dre hasn't released an album of original hip-hop in more than a decade and yet he is the genre's richest man -- why? It's the headphones, stupid...
Beyoncé camp fires back at Belafonte
theGRIO REPORT - Beyoncé's spokesperson has released 'an abbreviated list of the unselfish work Beyoncé has done and continues to do' in response to Harry Belafonte's criticism...
Forbes: Meet the world’s 6 black billionaires
theGRIO REPORT - Out of the 1,226 people who made this year's Forbes Billionaires List, only six are black -- and just one is American: Oprah Winfrey...
New study: Tensions between rich and poor rising
theGRIO REPORT - A new study shows that the conflicts between the rich and poor in this country have risen to its highest level in 25 years.
'If I Were a Poor Black Kid' column is just plain stupid
OPINION - Gene Marks of Forbes wrote a column entitled "If I Wear a Poor Black Kid" (which has been "removed from their website)...
Jay-Z: I'd be willing to pay more taxes
Warren Buffett, the investment wizard who is also one of the world's wealthiest men, has long advocated for higher taxes on the superrich. Now Jay-Z, Buffett's pal and himself a member of the upper tier of the 1 percent, is joining him...
Census: Widening income gap as blacks leave cities
WASHINGTON (AP) - Affluent black Americans who are leaving industrial cities for the suburbs and the South are shifting traditional lines between rich and poor, according to new census data...
