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About Black

Black® collects the news & stories from the world’s greatest influencers of black culture. With all of your black news in one place, it has never been easier to discover the stories that keep you informed, engaged, and inspired.

JOIN US ON OUR MISSION TO CHANGE THE GAME.
- Create your own feed of stories from the publications you know and trust.
- Read, recommend, and share stories with your friends using Facebook, Twitter, iMessage, and Email.
- Explore stories that are just for you and based on your interests.
- Receive timely push notifications that will keep you in the know.

Featured Publications:
- The Root
- Atlanta Black Star
- OkayAfrica
- News One
- Blavity
- BET
- Black Enterprise
- Ebony
- Essence
- HuffPost Black Voices
- Hello Beautiful
- and more!

We'd love to hear any feedback you have about Black®. Reach out to our team at team@black.news. Oh, did we mention that we're 100% Black Owned?

What's New in the Latest Version 2.9.7

Last updated on Mar 27, 2023

Old Versions

Two-stepped on a few roaches (made bug fixes).

Version History

2.9.7

Mar 27, 2023

Two-stepped on a few roaches (made bug fixes).

2.9.6

Sep 21, 2022

UI improvements for iPhone 14 Pro / Pro Max.

2.9.5

Sep 15, 2022

Bug fixes and UI improvements for iPhone 14 Pro / Pro Max.

2.9.4

Sep 12, 2022

Bug fixes and general improvements for iOS 16.

2.9.3

Mar 25, 2022

This release brings in a new Profile page design and an improved Article page with several new features.

2.9.2

Oct 18, 2021

This release brings a freshened up design for the 'Following' page.

2.9.1

Jun 25, 2021

Two-stepped on some roaches (made some bug fixes).

2.9.0

Jun 9, 2021

We survived y'all. This update contains a new UI design and updates to some internal plumbing. You'll notice that things just work.

2.02

Jun 3, 2021

We survived y'all. This update contains a new UI design and updates to some internal plumbing. You'll notice that things just work.

2.01

Jan 23, 2019

Made a ton of UI enhancements for iPhone XS Max, XR, and 6/7/8 Plus.

2.0

Dec 5, 2018

A faster & newly designed version of Black®.

1.12

Nov 30, 2018

A faster & newly designed version of Black®.

1.11

Mar 30, 2018

We've listened! Every week we'll be adding new publishers. This release brings News One, Hello Beautiful, and OkayAfrica. Plus the ground work for many others. This release also addresses some bugs and performance issues.

1.10

Mar 5, 2018

Squashed some roaches (ya'll know how we hate them) and made some UI improvements.

1.09

Feb 26, 2018

Fixed issues with login via Facebook.

1.08

Feb 16, 2018

Improvements and minor updates.

1.07

Feb 12, 2018

Performance/UI tweaks and fixed login with Facebook bugs.