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 Black Stats          
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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Charisse Browner named Vice President of Lagrant Communications

(February 28, 2007) – Kim Hunter, president of Lagrant Communications, has announced that Charisse Browner has been appointed Vice President/Group Account Director of the Los Angeles based firm.

In her new position Browner will serve as the lead contact for the Harley-Davidson account and manage a team of three. Additionally she will have responsibility for the coordination of account teams for Southern California Edison, California Wellness Foundation, Deloitte, Talbert Medical Group, City of Los Angeles- Department of Public Works and the League of Black Women.

Prior to joining the firm, Browner was public affairs director for KPWR 106 FM for more than eight years and president/executive director for eleven years for the station’s nonprofit fund, Knowledge Is Power. She also served as a host and producer of KPWR’s top-ranked live community broadcast, the Knowledge Is Power show. Browner managed the station advertising clients’ community outreach needs.

Browner attended UCLA Extension with a concentration in entertainment contracts and law.

Lagrant Communications is an award-winning full-service integrated marketing communications firm specializing in the African American and Hispanic consumer markets. Some of the firm’s current clients include: Nissan North America, Harley-Davidson, Verizon, Deloitte, American Airlines, WellPoint, Macy*s, Southern California Edison, The Islands Of The Bahamas, Talbert Medical Group, American Cancer Society, and the Office of National Drug Control and Policy (ONDCP), among others.


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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.
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