Want to reach 40 million consumers with one trillion dollars in buying power? Then consider advertising to the African American market. This is a vibrant, growing, consumer market with plenty of households making $100,000 or more in annual income.

Have I convinced you yet? If so, then our list of the 36 best websites for advertising to African Americans is a great place to start!

We ranked these sites based on editorial review, monthly US visitors (estimated by Compete), and Google page rank (a key factor in determining ranking in search results… the higher the number the better.)

Websites	Type	Monthly Visitors	PageRank
MediaTakeOut.com	Celebrity gossip and news	2,208,574	6
BlackPeopleMeet.com	Dating network	1,582,666	4
The Root	News and culture	1,466,642	7
BET	Entertainment news and TV shows	1,371,887	6
BlackPlanet.com	Social network	1,095,046	6
Bossip	Celebrity gossip and news	1,027,960	6
Hello Beautiful	Woman's lifestyle	768,942	5
Essence	Entertainment and lifestyle	559,968	7
Vibe	Hip-hop news and music	489,173	7
BlackVoices	Entertainment and sports	420,587	7
AllHipHop.com	Hip-hop news and music	417,150	6
Madame Noir	Entertainment and lifestyle	412,146	3
The YBF	Celebrity gossip and news	397,783	6
EurWeb	Entertainment and news	384,971	5
BlackAmericaWeb	News and info	349,854	6
HipHopDX	Hip-hop news and music	344,467	6
Hip Hop Wired	Hip-hop news and music	317,665	5
Concrete Loop	Entertainment news	285,582	6
XXLMag.com	Hip-hop news and music	241,066	6
BlackSingles.com	Dating network	215,443	5
BlackDoctor	Health information	155,601	5
Atlanta Post	Local and national news	119,650	5
Black Enterprise	Small business and career	97,206	5
Ebony	Entertainment and lifestyle	92,495	6
BlackNews.com	Entertainment and news	70,323	5
King-Mag.com	Men's lifestyle	56,391	5
CentricTV	Entertainment and music videos	54,374	2
106 & Park Connect	Videos and community	54,212	5
Black Gospel	Gospel music	42,546	5
HBCU Connect	Student and alumni community	23,256	6
Black Star News	Local and national news	23,186	5
Chicago Defender	Local and national news	21,671	6
Afro	News, business, and politics	16,348	6
DallasBlack.com	Local and national news	15,710	4
Black Athlete	Sports news	13,598	5
Black Web 2.0	Technology and new media	12,701	5

No surprise that celebrity gossip and hip-hop music sites are hugely popular. As are entertainment and news sites (like our friends at EurWeb). 

But there are also dating, lifestyle, local news, and business oriented websites for you to choose from… depending on your target market!

So invest some advertising dollars in the African American market. And let us know which websites work best for you!

(Update: special thanks to one of our readers for letting us know that The Root was missing from our original list. Now comes in at number 3!)