Article 5N2AA Sorry, Rihanna. I can’t celebrate another billionaire – even if they are Black | Akin Olla

Sorry, Rihanna. I can’t celebrate another billionaire – even if they are Black | Akin Olla

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Akin Olla
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The last thing we need right now is another billionaire, regardless of their skin color

Rihanna just became the newest member of the Black billionaire class. She did it through her ambitious and game-changing makeup company, Fenty Beauty. Fenty rejects eurocentric beauty standards and provides a wide array of cosmetics that celebrate darker skin tones often ignored by the beauty industry. That's great. Unfortunately, the last thing we need right now is another billionaire, regardless of their skin color.

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