''MadameNoire'' is an international
online magazine
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that is geared toward the lifestyles of
African American women as well as
popular culture
Popular culture (also called mass culture or pop culture) is generally recognized by members of a society as a set of practices, beliefs, artistic output (also known as, popular art or mass art) and objects that are dominant or prevalent in a ...
.
In 2015, ''MadameNoire'' had 7,116,000 unique visitors monthly, making it the most trafficked site oriented to African Americans—ahead of
The Root
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,
BET.com
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, and
Bossip.com.
The site also has a radio partnership with Café Mocha.
Staff includes Brande Victorian, deputy editor,
Courtney Whitaker, weekend editor; and LaShaun Williams, culture and parenting columnist.
''MadameNoire'' was owned by Moguldom Media Group at the time of its 2010 launch. In 2012, Moguldom folded the ''Atlanta Post'' (which published from 2008 to 2012) into ''MadameNoire''.
In 2017, iOne Digital, a division of Urban One, Inc., acquired MadameNoire, along with Bossip.com and Hip Hop Wired. The acquisition helped iOne Digital become one of the largest black digital content providers in the U.S.
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Online magazines published in the United States
American women's websites
Magazines established in 2010
African-American magazines
Lifestyle magazines published in the United States
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