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Learn More. With Family Sharing set up, up to six family members can use this app. App Store Preview. Description Look. Oct 26, Version 2. Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Ratings and Reviews. App Privacy. Size Category Social Networking. Compatibility iPhone Requires iOS Languages English, Spanish. Price Free. Family Sharing With Family Sharing set up, up to six family members can use this app. More By This Developer. Based on that aspect, and looking at it from the lens of it being more than just entertainment, we want to beresponsible.

We want to be more than just a brand, and be more of a friend to give the brand a personality, which has been a big shift. As we continue to grow in , one thing that is a goal of ours is to be more than just a dating app, but to be the lifestyle app for Black Singles and the Black community. Contributing Writer, Racquel Coral is a lifestyle writer based in Chicago.

Find her on social media withloveracquel. See author's posts. About Post Author. Of course, the Match Group extension, which launched in , is primarily a place for Black singles to connect and potentially find a life partner, but BLK is also a hub for enlightening conversations around social issues and a space to reaffirm the Black American experience.

The initiative showcases the journeys of BLK users and small business owners to acknowledge how real people date. So, BLK was really creating an inclusive community where like-minded people can connect, can have deeper, meaningful conversations with people who get each other and who experience similar things. Jonathan Kirkland: Our sister company, OK Cupid, did a study in and found out that on their app and other general market apps, Black women are considered the least desirable.

That means that Black women get the least amount of messages, right swipes, and replies to them. We found out that only 3. So, now that we know that, what are we doing to help change that or mitigate that as much as we can? Jonathan Kirkland: Unlike other apps, we have a deeper responsibility to be more than just a dating app. Jonathan Kirkland: Yeah, and while dating will always be our core product, BLK will be moving more into a lifestyle platform as well.