Race doesn't matter, I'm a cheap white kid, and haven't seen a movie on my own coin in almost a year as well. Even before I had a job, I saved my money while other kids blew theirs. If you put in the effort to work, the money will find you:
-wash neighbors' cars for $5 each with dish soap (cheaper than car soap)
-do odd jobs around the house for a few bucks per chore
-the old summer standby: mow lawns!
-yard work

Notice how they all involve the words "work" or "job"? That's because you don't magically get money for nothing. Even if you get an allowance, it's because you make your bed in the morning and clean up when you're told to. If you sit in front of your house doing nothing, your long lost Great Aunt Tippy isn't going to show up and give you $300 for no reason, you work for it. That's how it is at a job: your work per hour is worth a certain dollar amount to your boss, and you get paid appropriately.

Look at it this way too: if YOU earn the money by working for it, you not only might learn a new skill or an appreciation for the people that do it for a living, but you'll also enjoy what you buy more, because it was the first thing that YOU worked to get. It's like a carrot on a string while you're saving up the cash to get it, but in this case, the carrot is a BL system........and, most importantly, it's attainable. :)