National Black Church Initiative Urges 150,000 Black Churches in U.S. to Triple Its Spending With Black Press

 It is critical that the Black church preserves and strengthens the economic outlook for Black media and Black people. As the economy gets stronger we are urging all Black Churches to be intentional in tripling their spending with all Black media properties.

National Black Church Initiative strongly urges 150,000 Black Churches around the country to triple its spending with the Black press, Black radio, and Black Christian bloggers.

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Rev. Anthony Evans, President of the National Black Church Initiative, says, “The National Black Church Initiative believes in the Black Press and its power and its right to exist. We plan to set an example. We will commit 5% of our budget over the next three years, working with the Black press, Black radio and Christian bloggers. Each of our projects will have an advertising media budget associated with it going forward. We hope to set this example for the rest of the Black Church.”

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The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI) is a faith-based coalition of 34,000 churches comprised of 15 denominations and 15.7 million African Americans.

The Black Church can assure that this avenue for Black expression, thoughts and opinion contiunes to empower communities across the nation. National Black Church Initiative will urge churches to triple their spending with all Black media over the next three years. They estimate that if 150,000 Black churches spend an average of $1,500.00 with Black media for ads, editorials, advertising church activities and anniversaries as well as other important announcements from our denominations, that we can significantly influence the survival of Black media for years to come. We estimate that this will provide Black media with an additional $250,000,000.00 which would help them to strengthen their online digital platforms, their social media, their brands, their email networks and their ability to continue to produce a physical newspaper so that many of our seniors will continue to have access to critical news articles affecting them and the entire Black community.

Ever since the Pews Foundation study several years ago that downplayed and diminished the importance of the Black press, it has been difficult for them to project themselves in a media driven, online, golden age in news. It is imperative that the Black voice is heard. This is why the Black Church must step up its spending to ensure that voice.

ABOUT NBCI
The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI) is a coalition of 34,000 African American and Latino churches working to eradicate racial disparities in healthcare, technology, education, housing, and the environment. NBCI’s mission is to provide critical wellness information to all of its members, congregants, churches and the public. Our methodology is utilizing faith and sound health science.

NBCI’s purpose is to partner with major organizations and officials whose main mission is to reduce racial disparities in the variety of areas cited above. NBCI offers faith-based, out-of-the-box and cutting edge solutions to stubborn economic and social issues. NBCI’s programs are governed by credible statistical analysis, science based strategies and techniques, and methods that work. Visit our website at www.naltblackchurch.com.