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Frequently requested
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Black Buying Power:
$744 Billion (2006)
Black U.S. Population:
38.3 million
Top Five Black Cities
- New York
- Chicago
- Detroit
- Philadelphia
- Houston
Top Five Black Metros:
- New York-New Jersey
- Washington-Baltimore
- Chicago-Gary
- Los Angeles
- Philadelphia
Top Five Expenditures:
- Housing $121.6 bil.
- Food $59.2 bil.
- Cars/Trucks $32.1 bil.
- Clothing $27.7 bil.
- Health Care $17.8 bil.
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January 2009
Christina Norman named CEO of OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network 1-31-09
Black TV Ratings for Week of Jan. 19 - 25
Obamas' version of Dancing with the Stars takes No.1; CBS is top network 1-30-09
TBS, GM present new microseries for '09 Crossover during 'House of Payne' 1-30-09
Toyota to premiere Burrell's VENZA TV Spot 'Faces' during Super Bowl XLIII 1-29-09
Kmart announces multi-platform, values-oriented Black History Month initiative 1-29-09
House of Representatives votes not to delay switch to digital TV transmission 1-29-09
Heart & Soul Magazine enlists Kizart Media Partners for sales consulting 1-28-09
Senate votes to postpone digital TV transition date until June 12 1-28-09
Magic Johnson opens a new restaurant concept on Florida A&M campus 1-27-09
Uptown magazine creators confident of finding success in the Obama era 1-27-09
Study examines concerns of moms on economy, technology, aspirations 1-26-09
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of Jan. 12 - 18
The 'Browns' stick around to take No.1 again; TBS most popular network 1-26-09
Target Market News sets dates for Magazine and Internet Summits 1-23-09
Black TV Ratings for Week of January 11-18
CBS' AFC Championship game draws 4.5 million black viewers 1-23-09
Black Enterprise promotes Derek Dingle to Editor-in-Chief, unveils new design 1-23-09
Procter & Gamble, BET Networks partner on 'My Black is Beautiful' TV series 1-22-09
TV One, NABJ partner on poll of African-Americans at Obama inauguration 1-22-09
Kizart Media Partners signs deal for national sales with Spotset 1-21-09
Barack Obama's historic inauguration as 44th President draws millions to D.C. 1-21-09
Farmers Insurance names Muse Communications agency of record 1-21-09
Source Magazine drops lewd product ads to appeal to mainstream advertisers 1-21-09
NABOB pleased with Obama's selection of Julius Genachowski to head FCC 1-16-09
Robert Newton named national ad director for American Legacy magazine 1-16-09
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of January 5 - 11
The 'Browns' meet the Paynes and TBS wins top shows, most popular network 1-15-09
The Lagrant Foundation to award $100,000 in scholarships to students 1-15-09
Najoh Tita-Reid, P&G multicultural marketing exec, to leave company 1-14-09
Black TV Ratings for Week of January 5 - 10 Led by NFL coverage, CBS again overwhelms Top 25 most popular shows 1-14-09
Three long-standing editors at Ebony and Jet magazines accept buyout offers 1-14-09
Radio One assigns Keith Bowen and Peggy Byrd Mazard to new positions 1-13-09
Essence names Cynthia Gordy to new Washington Correspondent position 1-13-09
Poll: Execs say having blacks, women in top positions important to innovation 1-12-09
Sherman Kizart launches Kizart Media Partners sales and marketing firm 1-12-09
Arbitron earns MRC accreditation for PPM ratings in Riverside-San Bernardino 1-12-09
Cyrus Mehri, NAACP plan to change ad industry with Madison Ave. Project 1-9-09
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of Dec. 29 - Jan. 4
BET's 'Keyshia Cole' takes No.1 show; most watched network for second week 1-9-09
Obama wants digital TV transmission switch delayed; impact on poor cited 1-9-09
Arbitron reaches agreements with NY, NJ Attorneys General in PPM lawsuit 1-8-09
Black TV Ratings for Week of Dec. 29 - Jan. 4 It's all about football on the week's Top 25; CBS again most watched network 1-8-09
Ebony/Jet Entertainment Group and Codeblack Entertainment form partnership 1-8-09
Citing ownership benefit, NABJ endorses Bob Johnson's bid for new network 1-7-09
Arrival of Obama brings new focus on nation's capital by black press 1-7-09
Nationwide signs multi-year sponsorship with Central Intercollegiate Athletic Assoc. 1-7-09
RadioShack announces search for a new advertising agency 1-6-09
Author Kimberla Lawson Roby signs rights deal with Lifetime TV 1-6-09
Shanel Odum, former Vibe editor, named editor-in-chief of online Honey Magazine 1-5-09
Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of Dec. 22 - 28 'Monday Night Football' took top spot; BET was most watched cable network 1-5-09
Urban Detroit TV station, WADL, sues rep firm for multi-million dollar ad shortfall 1-5-09
Black TV Ratings for Week of Dec. 22 - 28 CBS's '60 Minutes' top show with black viewers; also takes week's top network 1-2-09
Bay area publisher and Oakland Black Expo producer, Diane Howell, dies at 58 1-2-09
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