2008 Black Weblog Award Winners

The 2008 Black Weblog Award Winners have been announced. Each category has a popular vote and a judges’ vote winner. The popular vote is determined by the people (the finalist with the most votes wins) and the judges’ vote is determined by the judges (who review all blogs nominated, including the finalists). The winners are:

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Blog of the Year
Popular Vote: Young, Black and Fabulous

Judges’ Vote: Jack & Jill Politics

Best Blog Community
Popular Vote: The Urban Blogger

Judges’ Vote: Blackfolk

Best Blog Design
Popular Vote: Young, Black and Fabulous

Judges’ Vote: SoulBounce

Best Blog Post or Blog Post Series
Popular Vote: The Black Snob - “The Associated Press Totally Steals My Black Conservatives On Obama Story”

Judges’ Vote: We Are Respectable Negroes - “What if? White in America – The Never to be Made Television Documentary”

Best Business Blog
Popular Vote: Young Black Professional Guide

Judges’ Vote: Buzzology Surveys

Best Celebrity Blog
Popular Vote: Kanyé West

Judges’ Vote: Shaun Robinson

Best Culture Blog
Popular Vote: Afrobella

Judges’ Vote: The Liberator Magazine

Best Faith-Based Blog
Popular Vote: Gospel Fab

Judges’ Vote: The Infidel Guy Show

Best Fictional Blog
Popular Vote: The Li’l Creole Pimp Chronicles

Judges’ Vote: Welcome to Buena Beach

Best Food Blog
Popular Vote: Everyday Cooking

Judges’ Vote: NYAM

Best Gossip Blog
Popular Vote: Young, Black and Fabulous

Judges’ Vote: Bossip.com

Best Group Blog
Popular Vote: Concrete Loop

Judges’ Vote: Jack & Jill Politics

Best Hip-Hop Blog
Popular Vote: SOHH.com

Judges’ Vote: Nah Right

Best Humor Blog
Popular Vote: Crunk + Disorderly

Judges’ Vote: Yeah…I Said It!

Best International Blog
Popular Vote: That Grape Juice

Judges’ Vote: Scribbles from the Den

Best LGBT Blog
Popular Vote: Pam’s House Blend

Judges’ Vote: Living Out Loud With Darian

Best Music Blog
Popular Vote: SoulBounce

Judges’ Vote: SoulBounce

Best New Blog
Popular Vote: Keeping Up With The Huxtables

Judges’ Vote: Gureala

Best Personal Blog
Popular Vote: The Beautiful Struggler: Me, Myself An Eye

Judges’ Vote: JNez@thirtydaes.com

Best Photo Blog
Popular Vote: Sandra Rose

Judges’ Vote: Afro Sugar

Best Podcast
Popular Vote: The Insanity Report

Judges’ Vote: Mixed Chicks Chat

Best Political/News Blog
Popular Vote: The Field Negro

Judges’ Vote: The Field Negro

Best Science/Technology Blog
Popular Vote: Nerd With Swag

Judges’ Vote: SheGeeks

Best Sports/Recreation Blog
Popular Vote: Sportaphile

Judges’ Vote: Ed the Sports Fan

Best Style and Fashion Blog
Popular Vote: Afrobella

Judges’ Vote: Scandalous Beauty

Best Teen Blog
Popular Vote: My Teenage Years

Judges’ Vote: Life, Society and Style

Best Video Blog
Popular Vote: Love B. Scott

Judges’ Vote: Ill Doctrine

Best Writing in a Blog
Popular Vote: Afrobella

Judges’ Vote: The Black Snob

Blog to Watch
Popular Vote: DC to BC

Judges’ Vote: The Peoples News

Congratulations to each of these brothers and sisters ... especially my colleagues in The AfroSpear (Jack and Jill Politics, Pam's House Blend, The Black Snob, The Field Negro and Young Black Professional Guide)!