I subscribe to both Ebony and Jet, along with Essence. I've read both Ebony and Jet since I was a young girl. What I've noticed over the recent years is that Ebony has fallen a bit behind the times. I would like to see a more youthful or up to date format and content. I am a bit tired of seeing the same articles about "health and fitness", "what every black woman should know about car care" and "beauty and pampering tips". Not that these are not relevant topics for black america. It's just that those articles are the same over and over. They never change around the content and the pictures are the same. They need to be updated and a little less frequent. It also seems like they publish the article on the 100 Most Influental Black Americans more than once a year.
I generally just thumb through Jet. My husband (like every other black man) goes straight for the beauty of the week. Then he tries to play it off and head to the sports section. I actually prefer the content of Jet over that of Ebony because it's more related to "current events".
We maintain our subscriptions to Ebony and Jet annually because we get them for free when we buy our tickets to the Ebony Fashion Show. Otherwise, I might not continue to pay for those annually. Jet is pretty pricey, too for such a small publication.
Now, Essence - that's my mag right there. Every issue I receive is read from front to back in its entirety. I thoroughly enjoy all of its content because it truly meets the complete needs for todays black woman - beauty, career, love and marriage, spirituality, celebrety profiles, fashion, travel, cooking, horoscopes, etc...now that's a complete magazine and 100% worth the cover price. No black woman should be without a subscription.
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