BlackPlanet
| Company type | Social networking company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder | Benjamin Sun Omar Wasow |
| Headquarters | 205 Hudson Street, 6th Floor , New York, New York USA |
| Owner | Urban One |
| Website | blackplanet |
BlackPlanet is an African-American social networking service for matchmaking and job postings. The company website also contains forums for discussion of political and social issues.
BlackPlanet was launched by internet analyst Omar Wasow on September 1, 2001. Wasow had previously created a pre-web community dubbed New York Online in 1993 with Community Connect's CEO, Benjamin Sun.