Connect with a stylish, informed, and culturally influential audience through one of the longest-standing Black-owned lifestyle media brands in the country. Upscale offers print, digital, promotional, and partnership opportunities designed to place your brand inside the conversations shaping entertainment, beauty, fashion, lifestyle, and travel.
DOWNLOAD THE MEDIA KITCONNECT WITH OUR SALES TEAMFor more than 35 years, Upscale has celebrated Black achievement, creativity, style, and influence. Our readers turn to Upscale for stories and experiences that reflect how they live, lead, travel, shop, celebrate, and shape culture. Partnering with Upscale gives your brand more than visibility. It creates an opportunity to connect with an established community through a trusted and culturally relevant platform.
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Upscale exists because generations before us created space, opened doors, told our stories and imagined more. Today, our responsibility is not simply to walk through those doors — but to use the opportunity to create, connect, grow and open the way even wider for those who come next.
We stand on the work, courage and creativity of people who made room for our voices long before we arrived. We honor them by continuing what they began.
Opportunity matters most when it multiplies. Whether you're an artist, entrepreneur, journalist, organization or brand, there should always be another door we can help open.
Progress has never been a solo journey. Our greatest possibilities emerge when people, ideas, resources and relationships come together with purpose.
Legacy is not only about remembering where we've been. It's about taking what was made possible for us and building something even greater from it.
Upscale’s editorial calendar includes themed issues covering reinvention, fashion, culture, Black excellence, modern masculinity, entertainment, icons, travel, beauty, wellness, and luxury living. Download the 2026 Media Kit to review upcoming issues, advertising deadlines, rates, dimensions, and production requirements.