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Frequently requested data on African American consumers

Black Buying Power:
  $679 Billion (2004)

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 110.2 bil.
 - Food 53.8 bil.
 - Cars/Trucks 28.7 bil.
 - Clothing 22.0 bil.
 - Health Care 17.9 bil.

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AOL Black Voices partners with Streaming Faith for audio, video content

(January 3, 2006) Streaming Faith
, the nation’s leading online faith-based video portal recently partnered with AOL Black Voices. Streaming Faith will feature its editorials and audio/video streams on AOL Black Voices’ Soul and Spirit Channel. This partnership will establish Streaming Faith.com as one of the leading sources for faith-based audio/video streams featured on a popular, secular site.

Commenting on this latest strategic move, Mr. Chance Mason, President of Streaming Faith, stated, “We’re excited about this opportunity to work with AOL. This partnership will not only advance the Kingdom of God, but it now makes the Word and worship services accessible to people in ways never before imagined.”

Keena Hamilton, Web Site Manager at Streaming Faith commented, “AOL Black Voices’ membership base will multiply the exposure of our client’s ministries; increasing the opportunities they have to impact lives across the nation. This is definitely a major move, both for Streaming Faith and for AOL Black Voices.”

Mr. Mason concluded by saying, “As a supporter of faith-based content in the marketplace, and a dedicated provider of faith-based audio/video streaming services, securing these types of agreements helps achieve Streaming Faith’s mission of ensuring the Gospel of Jesus Christ is spread throughout the world.”

Streaming Faith.com is the world's largest and leading provider of Internet broadcast services to faith-based organizations. The site also serves as the most heavily trafficked online faith-based video portal with more than twenty 24-hour broadband TV stations, ten radio stations and over 1,000 live events per month.


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Latest 'Buying Power' report shows black consumers spending more on home life

As the American economy continues to move sluggishly, African-American households are curtailing their spending in many categories, including food, clothing and basic household items, while investing more in home repair, home entertainment and consumer electronics. Although they are trimming back, black consumers are still spending more than their white counterparts on most of these products.

According to the newest edition of “The Buying Power of Black America” report, African-American households are tightening their belts when it comes to dining out, expanding their wardrobes, and leisure activities out of the home. At the same time, they are increasing their spending on home repairs and remodeling, audio and...
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