Curious about who we are? Here’s a Black brief…

Asking us that immortal question: “What is BlackMag about?” is like asking us “What is the Meaning of Life?” To answer that we have to look at a couple historical misconceptions.

First, there is hardly anything positive written, associated or connoted in mainstream media, dictionary or otherwise about the word “Black”. So, we’re here to be an antidote to black negativity.

There are now numerous black publications and media that vie for mainstream acceptance at the expense of losing their souls. Not only do we want to keep our souls intact, but our mind and body also!

Thus, we publish, write, comment and speak straight on all matters concerning the African diaspora. We don’t pretend to take an “objective view” on events because there is a severe lack of truly Black-friendly media. We report the truth as far as we see it but from a Black perspective. This is our view so if you disagree Give Us A Piece of Your Mind or Sign Our GuestBook.

While striving for mainstream acceptance lots of other black, ethnic, minority, alternative [insert your favourite non-offensive term here] media comes across as conciliatory and spineless. We recognise other races and faces but with a name like Black our eyes don’t see things through rose tinted glasses! We see things from just one point of view: the Black one…

Still have questions?