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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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ABC Radio Networks promotes Ed Pearson to VP Urban post 2-22-07
Survey: Marketers still don't get how to do multicultural marketing 2-26-08
Zemira Jones resigns as Radio One's Vice President of Operations 2-22-08
Radio One appoints Peter D. Thompson Chief Financial Officer 2-22-08
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Radio One's Indianapolis station and mayor's office settle differences 2-16-08
Obama campaign airs new radio ads in Texas targeting black voters 2-18-08
P&G ads for women of color reflect global differences 2-15-08
MPA survey shows black magazine audience healthy and growing 2-15-08
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Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson support African American Lives 2 2-6-08
Ethnic cable networks get political with presidential campaigns 2-5-08
Radio One sets conference call for 2007 fourth quarter and full year results 2-5-08
Toyota launches new print and radio ads by Burrell promoting education 2-4-08
R.L. Polk, On Wheels Inc. team up to conduct automotive market studies 2-4-08
Interep arranges meeting with FCC, industry groups on No Urban Dictates 2-1-08
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BET's gospel hit lifts channel to top spot; USA and TBS are top networks 2-1-08
'Chicago Defender' to drop daily frequency to become a paid weekly 2-1-08
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