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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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June 2008
Radio One releases largest national survey conducted on African-Americans 6-27-08
UniWorld moves beyond 30-second spot with mini-movie for new Lincoln MKS 6-27-08
Cable TV Ratings for Week of June 16 - 22 'Payne' keeps claim over the top 24 cable shows; USA is most watched network 6-26-08
IMAGES USA expands multicultural capabilities with promotion of Joan Villas 6-26-08
TV Ratings for Week of June 16 - 22, 2008
Celtics-Lakers match-up sends NBA out like a champ; CBS is top network 6-25-08
Planned black cable news channel faces many obstacles 6-25-08
BET, TV One make plans to go all out over Obama convention coverage 6-24-08
Tonight's BET Awards offers integrated, multimedia platforms for advertisers 6-24-08
Cable TV Ratings for Week of June 9 - 15, 2008
'House of Payne' makes usual clean sweep of top 25; Disney is top network 6-23-08
Ad agency Interpublic Group sees progress in effort to build diversity 6-23-08
TV Ratings for Week of June 9 - 15, 2008
Black households were one-third of record-setting NBA Finals audience 6-20-08
Memorial service announced for Pat Tobin, pioneering public relations professional 6-20-08
After 38 years, 'Soul Train' to get new owner and new lease on life 6-19-08
FCC under fire from black lawmakers for XM, Sirius merger approval 6-19-08
Nielsen: Black-oriented TV tied for second largest ad gains for Q1 6-16-08
FCC chief okays satellite radio merger after deal on minority programming 6-12-08
Cable TV Ratings for Week of June 2 - 8, 2008
'Payne,' election coverage lead black cable viewing; USA most watch network 6-13-08
Miami-based Circle of One Marketing eyes social change with new division 6-13-08
TV Ratings for Week of June 2 - 8, 2008
Basketball fever rolls on with historic ratings; CBS dominates half of top 25 6-12-08
Spike Lee creates AIDS PSA for Abbott, Magic Johnson Foundation 6-11-08
Patricia L. Tobin, public relations pioneer and icon, loses fight with cancer 6-10-08
Renetta McCann stepping down as Starcom MediaVest CEO 6-10-08
Alloy Access, Real Content form alliance for multicultural mobile strategy 6-10-08
Burrell touts Toyota Camry to black women in new digital effort 6-9-08
Pepsi partners with Howard University with 'Four Weeks For Father' campaign 6-9-08
Tourism conference addresses niche marketing in the Caribbean 6-6-08
D.L. Hughley to host 'BET Awards '08' live from L.A. June 24th 6-6-08
Honorees named for 2008 Marketing to African Americans with Excellence (MAAX) Awards 6-5-08
Thomas A. Johnson, pioneering black journalist, dies at 79 6-5-08
Cable TV Ratings for Week of May 26, - June 1, 2008
NBA Playoffs keep and grow its audience, again giving TNT network title 6-5-08
TV Ratings for Week of May 26 - June 1, 2008
Fox hangs on to No.1 even with 'Idol' gone; CBS's top 25 dominance grows 6-5-08
Barack Obama to become first black nominee of a major political party 6-4-08
Study compares online behavior of Blacks, Hispanics and general market 6-4-08
AOL's BlackVoices.com celebrates Black Music Month with new video site 6-3-08
A weekly newspaper supplement focused on race issues set to launch 6-3-08
Sean Combs, Spike Lee help Burger King promote later hours in TV spots 6-2-08
UPTOWN magazine hires Squeakywheel Promotions for PR push 6-2-08
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