United they stand: church-based business corporation 'reveals' new way to bring black dollars together. (Revelation Corp. of America)

From: Black Enterprise | Date: June 1, 1996| Author: Smith, Eric L. | Copyright information

Plans to tap into the $400 billion that Black Americans command is the goal of the Revelation Corp of America which is sponsored by five of the largest Black church denominations. The purchasing power of the 20 mil church members will be leveraged to gain clout in various industries such as real estate.

Talk, of course, is about as cheap as it gets. Maybe that's why countless discussions on how to pool the approximately $400 billion blacks spend annually in the U.S. have never gone ...

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