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Vibe Vixen Magazine has ceased regular publication. The article below was written on July 24, 2007. I really liked this "Black" magazine. The photoshoots were beautiful, I'm sorry to see it go. It will however continue with special issues throughout the year.

July 24, 2007
By Lucia Moses of Mediaweek and PDN Staff
Vibe Vixen, the female counterpart to urban music and lifestyle magazine Vibe, will cease as a regularly published title with the August/September issue, Vibe Media Group has announced.

Starting in the fourth quarter, the company will begin publishing Vixen as special issues focusing on urban culture themes. The company hasn’t determined the frequency for the specials, a company rep said. Vixen also will continue to maintain a Web site.

The announcement comes less than two weeks after the arrival of Vibe Media Group CEO Steve Aaron.

In a press release, Aaron said there would be "some" layoffs, but the company did not provide details. 

The photo editor at Vibe Vixen is Deborah Boardley, who joined the magazine in December. Boardley works with associate photo editor Harjot Bassra. The magazine's creative director is Dwayne Shaw, and the creative team also includes art director Erika Nichole Perry and designer Catherine Orchard.

Vixen launched in February 2005 as a twice-a-year title with a circulation of 425,000 (unaudited) and upped the frequency to six times this year. Pages for the first half of 2007 totaled 147, per Publishers Information Bureau.