We Spoke To The Founder Of The New Dating App Dedicated To Helping Black Women Find Love
by Alice Kelly for YourTango
Racial discrimination against Black women plays out in every aspect of life, even in online dating. From receiving fewer matches than their non-Black friends to fetishization and lewd racial comments from the matches they do receive, Black women have seen it all.
Photographed by Foster White
Online dating and the quest to find love should be a level playing field but because modern dating is created and dominated by white men, the specific needs and desire Black women look for in potential suitors are pushed to the wayside.
But CarpeDM, a dating community created by and for professional Black women is here to change the dating landscape and elevate the experiences of Black women in online dating.
The freshly-launched platform is like no dating app you’ve swiped and matched on before. It’s far from being a place where one-time hookups and late-night booty calls begin. Through its dedicated matchmaking services, CarpeDM offers Black women and those who want to date them a real shot at finding love.
We talked exclusively to CarpeDM’s dynamic and passionate founder Naza Shelley to shine a light on the challenges Black women face in online dating and how CarpeDM seeks to change that.
