Gallery: Michael Jackson #1 on Forbes' Top Earners of 2017—Dead Celebs Make Millions From the Grave

As the year comes to a close it was announced Michael Jackson has, once again, dominated Forbes’ annual list of the top-earning dead celebrities. The King of Pop reportedly generated $75 million in 2017, making it his fifth consecutive year to lead the list. Also on the list: golfer Arnold Palmer, children’s book author Dr. Seuss, and singer Elvis Presley. We’ve rounded up a list of Black celebs who, sadly, are gone…but their legacies are still living on and earning a living for their heirs.