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Black spending surged since 1981; By chuck Bennett The purchasing power of black Americans grew 50% faster than the rest of the U.S. population over the past 20 years. a study by marketREsearch.com shows. The total income of black Americans households jumped from $247.6 billion in 1981 to $538.8 billion in 2002. Black women are responsible for most of the growth. Th e study found that women generate almost 50% of the total income of all non- Hispanic black Americans. By contrast Hispanic and W...