If you’re looking for the best information from the right black gossip site, you’ve come to the right place! Black celebrity news is a bigger deal than ever before, with Black Entertainment Television (BET) leading the way in more than 90 million homes across the world. As of 2010, BET had become the biggest black-American audience network and the leader in promoting entertainment based on black American culture. Many a black gossip site has followed suit, and here are some of the current celebrity news leaders who are blazing the trail when it comes to black entertainment news.
Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks was the first African-American to ever make the cover of GQ magazine, Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Edition, and the Victoria’s Secret catalog. While others have managed to get on one or another cover, getting the trifecta is quite a coup no matter who you are.
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey is one of the most recognizable faces in American entertainment, bar none, and certainly one of the biggest celebrities on a black gossip site that you’re liable to run across. There is good reason for this: her wildly popular show aired for an amazing 25 seasons. At its height, it could be seen on 120 channels and had an audience of 10 million people. Oprah Winfrey made $30 million off the show personally, and the show had brought in a gross of $125 million in the first year alone.
Denzel Washington
Another popular figure on your average black gossip site and a recognizable actor worldwide, Denzel Washington has won two Oscars and was only the second black actor in history, after Sidney Poitier, to win an Academy Award.
Will Smith
Speaking of actors, Will Smith is one of the most highly paid actors in all of Hollywood history. Just about every film he’s ever been in has grossed more than $100 million.
Beyoncé
Beyoncé is worth somewhere in the vicinity of $450 million. This makes her one of the most successful music artists, female music artists, black music artists, and black female music artists ever in the history of the world.
Jay-Z
Beyoncé’s husband, Jay-Z, is a multimillionaire in his own right. When he earned his 11th number one spot on the Billboard 200, he beat out the King, Elvis Presley himself, as the solo artist with the most number one albums. Jay-Z is worth approximately $650 million so he and his wife Beyoncé are worth nearly $1 billion together.
Floyd Mayweather
Floyd Mayweather was the highest celebrity earner for the years of 2014 and 2015. During that time, his yearly income was $300 million, and his face was on many black gossip sites around the Internet.
These are just some of the many talented African-American artists you can read about on any black gossip site. There are now over 45 million African-Americans in the United States making up 15% of the country’s general population. This is a huge demographic, and it’s about time that Hollywood gossip and the latest entertainment news sites focus more on black talent in its midst.