The number of magazine subscribers not only keep growing, but those who get the magazine delivered every other Thursday (by email) are opening the delivery at a record 46.8 percent. That compares to an industry average of only 25 percent.
Our Facebook Likes hit a soaring new high, too, with more than 5,850 Likes. Most of our likes come from the following five cities, in order of likes: Washington, DC USA; Banjul, The Gambia; New York City, NY USA; Serekunda, The Gambia; and new to the top 5 list: Nairobi, Kenya.
Our Instagram following has a similar pattern with the top five cities where readers live are: Washington, DC USA; New York City, USA; Serekunda, The Gambia, and followed by Baltimore, MD, USA, and Houston, TX USA.
We greatly appreciate the support and the development of this pan-African forum. This past week subscriber Carolivia Herron interviewed publisher Wayne Young on Epic City Radio. Such interviews garner new subscribers, and new likes on Facebook and Instagram.
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Port Of Harlem magazine readers are also the chief funders of the Port Of Gambian Education Partnership (POHGEP). The non-profit has several developing projects including the “From These Shores” exhibit for the Juffureh Slavey Museum in Juffureh, The Gambia. It’s in its last quarter of completion.