These are the six richest self-made black women in America

A lot of women are breaking barriers in their various fields. Although cultural and gender insensitive policies have over the decades prevented most women from getting to the apex in the corporate world, a few have been exceptional.

Some women of colour, especially in America have proven that women are capable of doing what men can do.

Face2face Africa profiles America’s richest self-made black women who made the 2019 Forbes list.

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