Black Men In America.com is one of the hottest web sites on the Internet. We are 100% black owned and
feature ordinary men and women, living extraordinary lives.
We believe in diverse views and
opinions and post content to reflect that. We have
visitors from over 92 countries from around the world. We
are proud of that. One of our goals is to be inclusive.
Don't let the name of the site fool you. Our goal is to
unite and focus on issues that we believe are unique to black
men and in many cases black people. Many of the things we
get involved with are relevant to all people. That's a
good thing.
Approximately 45%
of our site visitors are women. We offer
our visitors a forum to exchange information on a variety of subjects
and issues.
According to Alexa Internet, the
premier Internet ranking service and Ranking.com, Black Men In America.com is consistently ranked as one of the Top 10 most popular
web sites (online community) on the Internet in the
Ethnic/African/African-American category.
As of March 2008 site users were up 87% from the last quarter. The site has a “reach” of approximately 20-30 million
users per day and gets just under 3 million hits per month and
growing.
There are several web sites aimed at Black men and their needs.
We were one of the first of its kind and remain active in the
community. We offer a variety of resources for men
including commentary, current events, health & fitness and
relationship advice and more.
We believe that education is one of the
keys to success in life, along with good role models and mentors.
We are using the Internet to leverage
our network of people and organizations to help us deliver seminars,
workshops and mentoring programs to educate, train and prepare role models who will motivate and improve
the circumstances of young people in our community.
Click here to visit our blog for more news and
views.
I conceived the idea to build this
web site on an airplane flying home to DC from Las Vegas the day of the Million Man March in October 1995.
I wanted Black Men In America to be a book. After being rejected by
publishers and told: "We already have enough books about black men," I
decided to turn to the Internet--the great equalizer. For over 5 years,
I wrote notes on my computer, napkins and scrap pieces of paper in an effort to
remember every creative thought. On January 22, 2001, Black Men In America.com was
launched. The site was
developed, designed and funded with plenty of sweat equity and my credit card.
By the end of our first year, Black Men In America.com
had exceeded my expectations and grew from a web site to more of an online
news and entertainment magazine. Many site visitors have anointed us
the "premier online magazine for black men." Our
survey data reflects a broad mix of people with a target audience of adults
between the ages of 25-54 years of age. Among these folks are college and university
students, Fortune 500 executives and visitors from all over
the country. As of May 2007, approximately 43% of our visitors are women. Due
to the eclectic content of our web site we consistently attract visitors from Switzerland, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Africa, Mexico,
the UK, Germany, Canada, and various parts of
Europe.
Black men are a diverse group. We are in no way
monolithic, and this site will showcase our differences with
The
Manhood Line
featuring syndicated columnists
Mike
Ramey and our popular advice column
Ask
Snooky featuring America's favorite Taxi Cab Driver and Advice
Columnist "Snooky" the cab driver.
The Founder's Forum
is full of
commentary and information on the hot topics of the day. Our
Money
Talk column features finance professionals who share advice about wealth
building, debt reduction and other related matters. Our
Money Links
section
has something for
the beginning investor to the sophisticated financier.
For our readers who have an eye for talent
and beauty,
we have two modeling link sections.
Modeling Links
and
More
Models featuring some of the
most beautiful and ambitious women of color on the Internet. You can access
this page via our Gentlemen's Lounge.
Our
Black
Links
page has one of the largest collections of "black oriented"
web sites on the Internet with information on black
history, culture, sports, health & fitness, money & investing and entertainment.
We also have a comprehensive list of
Latin Links
for our Latin and Hispanic brothers and sisters. Our
Sports Links
page has the latest sports
news of the day as well as a list of comprehensive list of sports related links.
For our loyal female visitors we have added
the sections "Of
Interest To Women" and
"Women
Sound Off." In
addition, hot new talent and authors such as Diane Sears, and LaDawn Black
contribute to our site.
We also have a
Health and Fitness section called
Get In Shape
featuring articles from Melanie Marchand from
Sisters
In Shape.
If you're a
new visitor to this site, take your time and become familiar with the
content. We're just getting started and the word is slowly getting out
about us. Give us a month or two before you make up your mind.
We have an online store (Click
here to go there now). You can also help support
this web site and our effort to give back to those in our community who are less
fortunate by
clicking here
to donate money via Amazon.com's
secure transaction system. We give back to the community
whether you donate funds or not. The more money and support that we have,
the more we can do to help others. So instead of spending that money on
two CD's, consider getting one CD this week and donate the remaining money to us
and know that your donation will help others who are less fortunate at this
time.
If you're a
frequent visitor, please continue to support the site and tell your friends to
visit. Thank you for your interest in Black Men In
America.com.
Gary Johnson
Founder
and Publisher, Black Men In America.com
(Click
here to view my Personal Profile)
Note: This web site may contain
links to sites on the Internet which are owned and operated by third parties.
Black Men In America.com is not responsible for the
availability of, or the content located on or through any such third-party
sites. Click here to read additional
information regarding use of this web site.
