So, I’m not surprised by this, but it is a shame to see yet another mag for women of color fold.
It will remain online, it seems, and publish occasional issues, but the August/September issue will be the last regular one.
Like Mr. Furious with a really nice handbag.
So, I’m not surprised by this, but it is a shame to see yet another mag for women of color fold.
It will remain online, it seems, and publish occasional issues, but the August/September issue will be the last regular one.
Oh bummer. Have you collected all outstanding paychecks (I hope!)?
Nope. Still waiting for my last. I’m hoping it will come, though, since the last issue they are planning to run should have my last article in it. If they never run the issue, though, I don’t know if I’ll see any of the money, let alone a kill fee.
I am so sad about this one. I read the black online magazines but there is nothing like holding a magazine in your hands.
Glam–true. Our mags have been dropping like flies. They just aren’t finding the subscriber base they need. I think part of the problem could be identity: now more than any other time in history, African American women and women of color have a broader range of interests, are spread all over the class and cultural maps, etc., and mags seem to be having a hard time figuring out who their readership is. Is she 19, “urban” and up-and-coming? Or is she 29, urbane and well on her successful way? The two groups don’t necessarily need or want the same mag, and you can’t really speak to one without alienating or boring the other–but the approach is often to aim for the lowest common denominator, and hope for the best. Maybe it’s time for our mags to break out of the one-size-fits-all framework.
I’ve got to have a think on this. It’s been nagging at me for a good long while, now.
Sid I would like if we had a black Jane magazine for the boho and fashionista set because not everyone wants to be a video vixen but I have a feeling we will never see that.