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Angle down icon An icon in the shape of an angle pointing down. Sarah Rector was dubbed by newspapers as ‘the richest Black girl in America’ after oil was discovered under her land. Public Domain In the early 20th century, Sarah Rector was given 160 acres of land as part of a government treaty. 11-year-old […]
Visualizing the World’s Growing Millionaire Population Reaping the rewards of tech revolutions, market booms, and more, the last decade has seen a remarkable increase in the global number of millionaires. In 2022, 1.1% of all of the world’s adults were millionaires, up from 0.6% in 2012. In today’s visualization, we dive into the world’s growing […]
Comment on this storyComment The richest 10 percent of U.S. households are responsible for 40 percent of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to a study released Thursday in PLOS Climate. The study, which looked at how a household’s income generated emissions, underlines the stark divide between those who benefit most from fossil fuels and […]
Chinelo Tyler, dressed in his black gown and graduation cap accessorized with yellow and red tassels, sat in the Atlanta heat among his peers at HBCU Morehouse College’s 2019 commencement, listening to Denver-born and raised American billionaire and philanthropist Robert F. Smith. At the time, Tyler was considered pursuing a masters in divinity, on track […]
There are 2,755 billionaires in a world with over seven billion people, according to Forbes. But only 14 are Black with eight of them being African Americans. Of those 14, only two are women. Despite making up only 0.5% of the billionaire population, these Black billionaires stand out in one big way: many of them […]
VinFast, standing in front of VinFast LLC’s VF8 electric vehicles loading for shipment at a port in Haiphong, Vietnam, on November 25, 2022.Linh Pham/Bloomberg VinFast—controlled by Vietnam’s richest man
June 29, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. EDT Comment on this story Comment Today we’re introducing a new weekly column dedicated to exploring the wondrous and often underappreciated data that defines our world. At the Department of Data, fun facts are serious business. When the suburbs opened up after passage of . . .
Forty-year-old entrepreneur Tope Awotona of Nigeria is the proud founder and chief executive of Calendly, a scheduling platform to streamline work life, appointments, and meetings. His software is now worth $3 billion after exploding in Silicon Valley, making him one of the richest immigrants in the country at a net worth of $1.4 billion . […]
Homes in the poorest areas of England have less than a third of the private garden space enjoyed by those in the richest, giving those residents a mental and physical health disadvantage that leads to worse outcomes from the cradle to the grave. According to a Guardian analysis, in the richest 10% of areas in […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov walk past honour guards at the Kremlin in Moscow. U.S. sanctions are targeting Putin and a handful of individuals believed to be among his closest advisors. Sergei Karpukhin/AP hide caption toggle caption Sergei Karpukhin/AP Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov walk past honour […]
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