There are now 27 Black billionaires around the world with a combined net worth of $121 billion, up from 23 billionaires worth $96 billion a year ago.⁠ ⁠ Aliko Dangote, the founder and CEO of the Dangote Group, the largest conglomerate in West Africa, remains the richest Black person on the planet.⁠ ⁠ Palantir Technologies co-founder and CEO Alexander Karp ranks second, followed by American IT entrepreneur David Steward.⁠ ⁠ (via @Forbes) #black #excellence #billionaires #juneteenth #business