Kwanza Jones Built A $4.5B Net Worth And Made History As MLB’s First Black Female Majority Owner

Source: AfroTech Kwanza Jones’ name has been buzzing in sports headlines after she made history as the first African-American woman to become a majority owner of a Major League Baseball team. In August 2026, it was announced that she and her husband, billionaire investor José E. Feliciano, took control of the San Diego Padres. Their…

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Kwanza Jones makes MLB history as new co-owner of the San Diego Padres

Source: stlamerican Kwanza Jones and her husband, José E. Feliciano, are now the owners of the San Diego Padres, according to Major League Baseball. The move follows the Seidler family’s agreement to sell the team to the couple in a deal reportedly valued at $3.9 billion. The sale makes Jones the first Black woman to…

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A New Era of Power: A Black Woman is Now an MLB Owner

Source: jacksonvillefreepress The Positive Impact | Kwanza Jones has built an extraordinary career across music, business, philanthropy, education and investment, but in August 2026 she entered an entirely new chapter. Jones and her husband and business partner, José E. Feliciano, became the new controlling owners of the San Diego Padres after Major League Baseball unanimously…

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Singer-songwriter, investor Jones becomes first Black woman MLB team majority owner

Source: sfltimes Singer-songwriter and investor Kwanza Jones can add another title, one that comes with making history. Jones is the first Black woman to become majority owner of a Major League Baseball team, the San Diego Padres. Jones and her husband, Jose E. Feliciano, led an investor group to purchase the Padres for a record…

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Kwanza Jones makes history as first Black woman to become majority owner of MLB franchise

Source: newpittsburghcourier History was made in Major League Baseball this August as Kwanza Jones and her husband,  José E. Feliciano, were officially introduced as the new principal owners of the San Diego Padres following a record-breaking $3.9 billion transaction. With the unanimous approval of the league’s owners, Jones became the first Black woman to be…

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From Billboard to boardroom, meet MLB’s first Black woman majority owner who started as a singer

Kwanza Jones press release

Source: Face2FaceAfrica Kwanza Jones became the first Black woman to hold a majority ownership stake in a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise last week when she and her husband, José E. Feliciano, got unanimous approval from MLB owners to acquire the San Diego Padres in a record-setting $3.9 billion transaction. This historic shift came as…

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Kwanza Jones photographs reporters at press conference introducing her as the San Diego Padres owner [VIDEO]

Source: Hip-Hop Vibe MLB’s First Black Principal Owner Brings Unconventional Energy to Introductory Event Kwanza Jones flipped the script at her introductory press conference. The new San Diego Padres principal owner stood up, raised her phone, and started photographing the reporters in the room. The 23-second clip, posted by @BleacherReport on X yesterday (August 25),…

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San Diego Padres’ New Ownership Brings Diverse Leadership And World Series Ambitions

Source: Black Enterprise Feliciano will serve as the Padres’ control person under MLB governance requirements, while the couple will jointly lead the ownership group. Kwanza Jones and José E. Feliciano have taken control of the San Diego Padres, with the new majority owners setting an immediate goal for the Major League Baseball franchise: winning its…

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Why The Internet Loves The Padres’ New Owners & Their Viral Press Conference

Source: CassiusLife Kwanza Jones made history by becoming a Padres owner. Then she introduced herself to San Diego with enough energy to make the internet instantly take notice. If first impressions mean anything, the new ownership group of the San Diego Padres knows how to make one. Kwanza Jones and her husband and business partner,…

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