Black-Owned Businesses (BOBs), African American Spending Habits, Race Matters, and Wealth Inequality

Update 11/15/2018: Child Support Expenditures for 2013: The average child support in 2013 was $224.28. For Asians they spent $93.53, African Americans spent $227.54, Hispanics spent $211.78, and Non-Hispanic whites and other spent $226.44. – Source: The New Strategist Editors, Who’s Buying by Race and Hispanic Origin, 9th Edition (2015)   Individual who had a…

Comics and Coffee: A Black Woman with Beauty & Brains

Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse in 2578 Frankford Ave, Kensington, Philadelphia is the baby of one Ariell R. Johnson who tells Philly.com that “I got the idea for the shop about 12 years ago, when I was still attending Temple University… My favorite coffee shop was directly across the street from my comic book store of choice. So, each Friday, I…