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Press & partners

Black Vineyard Events is the culture-forward home for Martha's Vineyard Black events, summer planning, and curated Black-owned business context—on the web and in the app. We love working with press and aligned partners who respect the community first.

Boilerplate (copy as needed)

Black Vineyard Events helps people discover and plan around Martha's Vineyard Black events, summer gatherings, and curated Black-owned business and influencer listings (the searchable web directories are in a short refresh window—hub pages note timing). The platform spans the website, the iOS app, and the Android app on Google Play, with an emphasis on stewardship over scraped directories—so visitors, locals, and organizers get accurate, respectful context.

Fast facts

What it is: Event discovery, trip-planning context, and curated Black-owned business guides for Martha's Vineyard.
Where to start on the web: Events and the app hub are fully live; Black-owned businesses and Black influencers hubs currently carry a coming-soon note while listings refresh.
Platforms: Web + iOS app (beta) + Android app (Google Play).
Listings and accuracy: Curated and corrected with organizers and community input rather than bulk scraping.
Mission frame: Cultural visibility and practical planning for Black visitors, residents, and businesses in a seasonal destination.

Suggested headlines

Edit freely—these are starting points for newsroom tone.

"A dedicated guide to Black Martha's Vineyard events and businesses—on the web and in a new app."
"How one platform is curating the Vineyard's Black event scene for summer 2026."
"Beyond the party flyers: why curated listings matter for Black-owned visibility on Martha's Vineyard."

Malik Carter, founder of Black Vineyard Events

Spokesperson

Malik Carter, founder, Black Vineyard Events—available for interviews, quotes, and background on product decisions, community stewardship, and seasonal culture on the island. Additional context appears alongside the mission on the homepage.

Need a high-res portrait or alternate crop? Email blackvineyardevents@gmail.com with your deadline and required dimensions.

Story angles we can speak to

August as the peak arc for Black culture and gatherings on the island.
How curated listings differ from scraped directories—and why stewardship matters.
Planning-first tools: calendar, guides, and the mobile apps on iOS and Android.
Economic and cultural visibility for Black-owned businesses in a seasonal destination.

Traction & discovery

Verified app metrics come from App Store Connect (beta). For Search, Google Search Console shows the actual wording people use when the platform starts to appear—proof we are meeting real planning intent, not vanity keywords.

App — App Store Connect (beta)

March 2026: 19.3K downloads.
Projection (September 2026): 137K downloads—internal forecast, not a guarantee. Treat as directional planning context, not a public performance commitment.

Search — top queries we are showing up for

Early on, the same story repeats in the query data: travelers and locals are not asking for generic Vineyard tourism—they are asking for Black Martha's Vineyard and Black events on-island, often with the season in the phrase. Showing up there means the product is aligned with how people already search when they plan.

Representative queries (wording as typed)

black martha's vineyard 2026
martha's vineyard black events 2026
black events in martha's vineyard 2026
black events martha's vineyard 2026

Figures from Google Search Console, first week after publish. We list the language people use; we are not optimizing this page around query-level counts.

Paid data partnership

Black Vineyard Events maintains a paid partnership with MVacay (mvacay.com)—we pay MVacay for their APIs, information, and island insights that help power our events calendar and guides.

Logos & assets

Official files ship on request so everything stays current. A typical press kit zip includes:

Wordmark (PNG and SVG where available)
App icon at standard export sizes
Two to three representative product screenshots
App Store badge artwork
Short usage note (attribution + no endorsement implied)

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Sponsors & partners

We do not have paid advertising or brand sponsor placements yet, aside from our paid data partnership with MVacay (above), where we pay for licensed APIs and local insight. We are open to conversations with organizations that lead with community benefit, transparent terms, and respect for Black Vineyard culture—not extractive or purely transactional placements.

If you want to explore featured placement or sponsorship, we keep everything transparent through our promote flow.

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Contact

Press, podcast, and partnership inquiries: blackvineyardevents@gmail.com

Please include your outlet, deadline, and whether you need a written statement, live interview, or on-background context.

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