Robert F. Smith
publication date: Friday, May 24, 2019 (part of Spring 2019)
category: 
Business
clue: This tech billionaire, who's even richer than Oprah, put his money where his Morehouse College commencement address was.
explanation: In 2018, Smith surpassed Oprah Winfrey as the wealthiest African-American billionaire. In 2019, while giving a commencement address at Morehouse, he announced that he would pay off the student loans of the entire graduating class. more…
difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Matthew Preston, Richard Slominsky, Erik Bates, and Stan Iwanchuk
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