In the year 2024, Black magazines will play an essential role in representing and showcasing the life, experience, struggles, and stories of the Black Community worldwide. Some magazines cover news, some cover entertainment, some cover art, some cover sports, and some cover everything. The content in this magazine empowers, informs, and inspires its black audiences to come forward and be successful. In this blog, we are going to learn about the top 10 black magazines that were people’s favourites in 2024.
Best Black Magazines of 2024
1. Super.Selected
Super. Selected is an online magazine that celebrates the achievements of Black women in various fields worldwide. The field can be about anything, like fashion, entertainment, culture, art, music, and many more. This magazine was founded to raise voices for the black community. Currently, this magazine has 1.8k followers on Facebook and Instagram and 1.1k followers on Twitter. Superselected is a crucial platform that tells us inspiring stories and provides innovative and diverse content.
2. Ebony
Ebony is the top African-American magazine that covers various topics like sports, entertainment, art, music, culture, and many more. Ebony has 1.4M followers on Facebook, 1.3M followers on Instagram, 445.7k followers on Twitter. This magazine was established in 1945 and tells the contribution of black people in the U.S.A. and all around the world. This magazine was founded by John H. Johnson. This is a print magazine. It has been a top magazine since 1945.
3. Atlanta Tribune
Atlanta Tribune was founded by Kermit Thomas in 1986. The magazine is the no.1 magazine in the field of Business Lifestyle Publication. It also covers relevant and thought-provoking news on generational wealth and business. This is a monthly news magazine that is published every month (printed and digital). Also, it covers the story of African American business in Atlanta City only.
4. The Official Black Magazine
It is a magazine that covers the stories and interviews of black celebrities, entrepreneurs, influencers, famous black chefs, photographers, models, and the list goes on. The magazine includes chefs, restaurant owners, and cooking professionals, and it has added its weekly menu. Apart from that, they also include tips and exercises suggested by Black health and wellness experts. Publish about diverse tourist destinations and attractions. Overall, “The Official Black Magazine” celebrates equality, diversity, and inclusion within the black community.
5. Black America Web
Black America Web Magazine was formed by Tom Joyner in 2001. The magazine targets the lifestyle and living of the African American community in the U.S.A. The magazine covers the news about black people both nationally and internationally. It also includes black celebrities working in the entertainment industry. It is a monthly magazine that is available in both digital and printed form.
6. BLAC Detroit
This BLAC Detroit was founded in 1999 by Billy Strawter Junior (He is also an investor of the company for a long time). BLAC Detroit is a monthly magazine that focuses on the issues, places, incidents, and people that matter most to the black community. Especially those who are working and living in or around metro Detroit. It is a free magazine that is published every month.it is located in 600 locations and has a circulation of 30,000
7. Black Is Magazine
This magazine was launched by Lia. J. Latty and is a Black photographer. The sole purpose of this magazine is to publish the work of black photographers working worldwide. The work represents the diversity of the black community. Apart from that, the magazine’s online platform also provides information about photography to amateurs.
8. ART AFRICA Magazine
ART AFRICA is a magazine that talks about the creative story of the Middle East, the African Continent, and the Global South. This magazine was founded by a husband and wife named Suzette and Brendon Bell-Roberts, respectively, in 2002. The magazine is available in both printed and digital form. As the name suggests, this magazine focuses on the topic of art. The content of this magazine includes exhibition reviews, interviews with African artists, business of art, emerging markets, and many more.
9. Black Enterprise
Black Enterprise was founded in 1970 by Earl G. Graves Sr.; since then, it has been a black-owned business. It covers African American Businesses and has a readership of 3.7 million. This magazine covers essential business information and critical advice to corporate employees, entrepreneurs, professionals, and decision-makers. This magazine is published in both print and digital. It also has 2 television shows named after them, Women of Power and Our World With Black Enterprise.
10. Tonal Journal
Tonal Journal is a magazine that celebrates women of colour. With 8.1k followers on Instagram, Tonal Journal was founded in 2018 by Zama Surti. Surti thought of raising the voices of those black women she felt were missing from the existing pub locations. She came up with this idea before the 2017 election in America. She says, “I think there is something about being a group of women doing it for other women”. Tonail Journal is a print magazine, as the founder believes she wants something people can touch and feel.
Conclusion
These were the top 10 magazines that were people’s favourites this year. They not only increase the strength and diversity of the black community. But also play an essential role in fostering cultural pride and raising awareness of critical issues like discrimination or racism. They are working to spread the word, culture, and way of living of black people around the world and continue to do that in future.
