BE Facts & Figures At Black Enterprise I regularly edited its Facts & Figures section Facts & Figures examined research data to answer questions relevant to the target audience. I also wrote a couple of these items myself because I love numbers. Doing this material was actually my introduction to numbers-driven journalism and I’ve been into it ever since. View two of my examples below: BE Facts & Figures “Home Improvement” Black homeownership is up, but at what cost? Mortgage lending to African Americans is on the rise, up 15% in 2003 from 2002, according to July data from the Consumer Bankers Association. CBA President Joe Belew says for new homes, “lending to blacks surpassed lending to whites by 36%.” View on BE’s website View PDF in browser View on Scribd … BE Facts & Figures “Same Markets, New Marketplaces” In a tough economy, black women find business opportunities in new regions African American women are driving business to new frontiers. In a study titled African American Women-Owned Businesses in the United States, 2002, the Center for Women’s Business Research found that opportunities for African American women entrepreneurs in nontraditional locales surged between 1997 and 2002. View on BE’s website View PDF in browser View on Scribd December 26, 2006 by Malik Comments are off 1269 viewson Samples, Work Share this post Facebook Twitter Google plus Pinterest Linkedin Mail this article Print this article Tags: black enterprise, data, facts and figures, numbers Next: TIME.com’s History of Robots in Hollywood Previous: Demonstration Pics & Protest Art
