September 10, 2008

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:


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 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

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)!

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