BlackBook explained

BlackBook is an arts and culture magazine published bi-annually to print and online. Founded by Evanly Schindler in 1996 as a quarterly print publication, covering topics ranging from art, music, and literature to politics, popular culture, and travel guides.^[1]

Since 2020 the brand’s daily coverage appears online as BlackBook Presents, whose Art + Impact projects include the 2022 Sotheby’s Los Angeles exhibition ‘‘A Woman’s Right to Pleasure’’.^[2]

History

Schindler sold the magazine to Ari Horowitz in 2006.^[3] Vibe Holdings, whose investors include Ron Burkle and Magic Johnson, purchased the company in January 2012, forming Vibe Media.^[3] In June 2013, Vibe Media Holdings sold BlackBook to Schindler and Jon Bond of the ad agency Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal + Partners.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Only . Subscription . 2015-04-06 . BlackBook Magazine Relaunches . 2025-07-27 . en-US.
2. Web site: Features . Hannah Silver last updated in . 2022-07-19 . A woman’s right to pleasure: the LA exhibition rewriting the history of female sexuality . 2025-07-27 . Wallpaper* . en.
3. News: BlackBook Magazine Sold to Founder . Duray, Dan . The Observer . June 10, 2013 . July 29, 2013.