And The Award Goes To…

You’ve waited long enough, and after 9,400+ nominations and over 1,500 votes, the winners of the 2008 Black Weblog Awards have been selected by you, the blogging public, and our team of distinguished judges.

Without further ado, the winners are listed after the break.

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 of the Year

Popular Vote: Young, Black and Fabulous
Judges’ Vote: Jack & Jill Politics

Blog to Watch

Popular Vote: DC to BC
Judges’ Vote: The Peoples News

And the winner of the Aaron Hawkins Award is…

Michael David Cobb Bowen of Cobb!

Michael David Cobb Bowen — a self-considered “Hayekian, pragmatist, economic Chicagoan and geopolitical neoconservative” — has been actively blogging since December 1999. Bowen, who also has Google notebooks of his research available on his blog, has been featured on NPR’s “News and Notes”, Blogcritics, NPR’s “Tell Me More”, and in several magazine, website and radio interviews. Bowen is also the founder of the Conservative Brotherhood, and is currently working on a book about the movement from progressive to conservative in the African-American political tradition.

Feel free to join our forum to get in on the discussions for future installments of the Awards (it’s a little scarce now, but feel free to post a topic). Your feedback is what helps make the Awards the premiere Internet event that has recognized and celebrated Black bloggers since 2005.

Winners, please contact us via our contact form in order to receive your winners’ graphic(s).

See you in 2009!



  • BWA Admin, on September 4th, 2008 at 11:41 pm Said:

    @Disappointed: 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). So it’s not a matter of a blog being “shut out”; the people or the judges just didn’t select it.

    The press release is just that — a press release.

  • EricaJoy, on September 4th, 2008 at 11:45 pm Said:

    This is…interesting. Frequently the judges pick conflicts with the popular vote so who is the “winner” in these cases?

  • afrobella, on September 5th, 2008 at 12:09 am Said:

    My best friend just called from California to tell me that I won! I WON!!! I can’t believe it. I can’t wait to call my family, I can’t wait to post these awards. CANNOT WAIT!

    Can you please send the badges to me? I tried to use the contact form, but kept getting an error message.

    Thank you so, so much!!!!!

  • chauncey devega, on September 5th, 2008 at 1:47 am Said:

    well thank you! a pleasant surprise and we will try to keep up the good work.

    chauncey devega
    we are respectable negroes

  • Sportaphile’s 1 Year Anniversary! (Plus We’ve Won An Award), on September 5th, 2008 at 2:06 am Said:

    [...] other news…..Sportaphile won the popular vote for “Best Sports Blog” @ the Black Weblog Awards 2008 today. Thanks to everyone who voted for me. (It’s crazy how I [...]

  • Forreals, on September 5th, 2008 at 2:18 am Said:

    SOHH is a blog? They’re a hip hop website who got hacked so bad that they were forced to move to typepad. Been 2 month since thehacking and they still haven’t gotten it together. and because of this, they are a blog? Its like every year, there’s a ‘huh what’ moment and this year is no different I guess.

    Congrats to all the judge’s winners. Quality not quantity.

  • Lil' Creole Pimp, on September 5th, 2008 at 2:44 am Said:

    I was so scared to scroll down in fear that I might have lost. Now I can tell the goons to put the tools up for we will not have to ride on anybody.

    (Sorry for bringing my fuckery over to your respectable establishment but I”m just always in-character. LOL)

  • liberatormagazine, on September 5th, 2008 at 3:57 am Said:

    contact form not working for us either…. can you email graphic to us?

  • johnathan, on September 5th, 2008 at 4:49 am Said:

    hmmm…. this is very interesting, indeed. I want to be on this list one day in the future :D

    Maybe if they have a “best mixed” category :D

  • phillychica, on September 5th, 2008 at 6:58 am Said:

    Awwww was hoping for Nyam to win but glad that it one judges pick:) Can’t understand why Fly wasn’t on here this year (what the deal people!:)) AND hope you guys consider allowing voters to select the blogs they want rather than voting each category. I didn’t have a clue of who many of these bloggers were and voted in order to vote for my favorites.

    It’ll make for a fairer vote that way. And not have the voter approve of a blog that they may find they wouldn’t otherwise read.

  • sports » Blog Archive » And The Award Goes To…, on September 5th, 2008 at 8:36 am Said:

    [...] unknown . Excerpt: 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 … [...]

  • Darian, on September 5th, 2008 at 9:28 am Said:

    I’m speechless. Thank you guys so much for this honor. I didn’t even know my blog had won. I had to be told by one of my readers. Thank you!

  • all about the bounce | Friday Favecast, on September 5th, 2008 at 10:01 am Said:

    [...] My favorite blog – Soulbounce – earned the judges’ vote for Best Design and the popular / judges’ vote for Best Music Blog @ this year’s Black Weblog Awards. Click here for the entire list of winners in all 30 categories. [...]

  • Opinionated Diva, on September 5th, 2008 at 10:38 am Said:

    Congrats to my homie Darius of Everyday Cooking for winning Best Food Blog. Now if only I could kidnap him and force him to be my chef slave forever and ever….

  • Black Weblog Awards | A Slant Truth, on September 5th, 2008 at 11:44 am Said:

    [...] winners have been announced. [...]

  • modi, on September 5th, 2008 at 12:04 pm Said:

    thanks for letting me know we took home that popular vote. crucial. thanks for sponsoring this event, too. it was also indeed crucial.

    how do we get those badge joints? i want to echo everybody else and say the contact form wasn’t working for me either. can we get those emailed per chance? thanks.

    - modi

  • The Urban Scientist, on September 5th, 2008 at 12:07 pm Said:

    I’m too surprised that the Tech blogs would win in the Science/Tech category. I am very honored and glad to have made the Finalists cut and that my blog was one of 2 actual science blogs named as finalists. I am curious: How many blogs were nominated in this category and how many were science-based versus tech based. Science Blogs written by people of color are pretty rare, so I would love to connect to my brethren/sistern. So, BWA, can ya help me out with that? That would be nice.

  • JNez, on September 5th, 2008 at 12:22 pm Said:

    i am in shock and so humbled by the judge’s vote in the best personal blog category. thank you so much.

  • Cheynne, on September 5th, 2008 at 12:31 pm Said:

    LOL, i don’t know if you judges knew, but The Boy Genius Is Caucasian! Ya’ll gotta do your research!

  • don, on September 5th, 2008 at 2:00 pm Said:

    Congrats to The Field Negro, Afrobella, Darius T. Williams, and SoulBounce on their Black Weblog Awards. I think each blogger truly deserves.

    I’d like to also take this time to encourage The Black Weblog Awards to perhaps introduce the catergory of Best Urban Blog, considering how there are many, many urban bloggers within the blogosphere.

  • NewssyLee, on September 5th, 2008 at 3:14 pm Said:

    Thanks to you

  • “Award Winning” Has A Nice Ring To It | Yeah...I said it, on September 5th, 2008 at 3:43 pm Said:

    [...] in large part to your votes, http://www.ListenToLeon.net is now a Two-Time Winner of the Best Humor Blog category in the Black Weblog Awards. Time to break out the Ghettoweight Champion of the World photo [...]

  • anon, on September 5th, 2008 at 4:47 pm Said:

    The black weblog awards are a f*ckin joke. the same tired blogs win year after year, white blogs end up winning a black awards show – this sh*t is like the bet of blog awards. most of these blogs suck and the black weblog awards has like no integrity at all. way to go.

  • anon, on September 5th, 2008 at 4:54 pm Said:

    plus all the best blogs should have won

  • And the Winner Is…. « The Peoples News, on September 5th, 2008 at 4:54 pm Said:

    [...] Peoples News was chosen as a winner in the Blog to Watch category of the 2008 Black Weblog Awards. Thanks to everyone who nominated and voted for us. We truly appreciate your [...]

  • WittyAdlibs, on September 5th, 2008 at 5:12 pm Said:

    Jesus Christ! How the fuck does a white blog win in the Black Blogger Awards? People To The People my ass!!!! This is typical, Black folks never support their own people!

  • Old School Friday: Let’s Groove Tonight! « SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE, on September 5th, 2008 at 5:15 pm Said:

    [...] have to send major congratulations out to the staff of SoulBounce and Afrobella, who both won WELL-deserved Black Weblog Awards. As you all know, these are my two favorite blogs hands down. I am subscribed to well over 200. [...]

  • loveliesandmusic, on September 5th, 2008 at 7:36 pm Said:

    Congrats to all the winners, especially my favorites YBF, Concrete Loop, That Grape Juice, B. Scott, and The Beautiful Struggler.

    Maybe next year i’ll be on that list!!!

    Watch out! http://www.loveliesandmusic.com

  • loveliesandmusic, on September 5th, 2008 at 7:36 pm Said:

    Oh and I can’t forget The Urban Blogger!

  • modi, on September 5th, 2008 at 8:08 pm Said:

    lol i was gonna say, boy genius isn’t black at all. unless he got michael jackson’ed.

  • Nonie, on September 5th, 2008 at 9:11 pm Said:

    who were the judges this year?

  • Marcus, on September 6th, 2008 at 12:58 am Said:

    I want to thank the Black Weblog Awards for granting me the oppurtunity to be honored for my blogging!

    Ashe

    -Marz

  • Sister Toldja, on September 6th, 2008 at 2:04 am Said:

    I am grateful to the creators of the awards and, most importantly, my readers for this honor! Don’t know if y’all selected the prizes yet, but I’d gladly accept a donation made to T-Mobile or the NYPD Parking Enforcement Department in my honor!

    Congrats to all the nominees and awardees!

  • Capital Pun, on September 6th, 2008 at 12:10 pm Said:

    Isn’t Jay Smooth of IllDoctrine Jewish or something? I can see the black weblog awards being called the Urban blog awards lol

  • Jay Smooth, on September 6th, 2008 at 6:21 pm Said:

    Capital Pun: Well, you’re technically not wrong, since I’m Black on my father’s side and Jewish on my mother’s side. :)

  • Stacey, on September 7th, 2008 at 9:44 pm Said:

    Thank you so much for selecting us as the Judges’ Vote for “Best Business Blog!!!” We are SO excited for the honor and the exposure that the Black Weblog Awards will give us. Can’t wait to put our winner’s web banner on our site!

    And congrats to the Young Black Professionals Guide and the rest of the other 2008 winners!

  • Black Weblog Awards at THIS IS NOT MY COUNTRY, on September 8th, 2008 at 6:09 am Said:

    [...] Weblog Awards Published by deviousdiva September 8th, 2008 in Personal. The results are out. Congratulations to everyone who won. None of my favorites made it this year and some people are not [...]

  • Best Business Blog 2008 | Young Black Professional Guide, on September 8th, 2008 at 8:16 am Said:

    [...] The Young Black Professional Guide won the Best Business Blog award from the Black Weblog Awards in 2008. [...]

  • Luvvie, on September 8th, 2008 at 3:01 pm Said:

    Congrats to ALL the winners! I hope to one day be worthy enough to join the ranks!

  • Bronze Trinity, on September 8th, 2008 at 3:57 pm Said:

    Wow you totally picked my choices for some of these! I’m so surprised that so many other people had the same choices I had. There’s a lot of talent in these winners!

  • NerdwithSwag.com » NWS Wins In The Black Blogger Awards… (We Appreciate Your Votes), on September 8th, 2008 at 6:36 pm Said:

    [...] thanks for helping NWS win the popular vote as the best Science/Tech blog folks! Head over to the BWA official site to catch the rest of the [...]

  • Faith in Action | While I was away doing my first full week of “Daddy Duty”…, on September 10th, 2008 at 8:33 am Said:

    [...] thanks for everyone who voted for FIA and a special thanks to Chip for nominating this site. Click here for the full list of [...]

  • Noli Irritare Leones » Blog Archive » Black Weblog Awards, on September 10th, 2008 at 10:22 am Said:

    [...] Black Weblog Awards results here. [...]

  • Gureala » Blog Archive » Back on the Grind, on September 11th, 2008 at 1:55 pm Said:

    [...] In case you haven’t heard, we came away with a pretty big prize: the judge’s vote for Best New Blog. That’s another reason why I had to hurry up and get back to work around here–gotta [...]

  • JJP Wins Blog of the Year and Best Group Blog! - Jack & Jill Politics, on September 12th, 2008 at 8:07 pm Said:

    [...] year, we’ve received the 2008 Judges’ nod for Blog of the Year and Best Group Blog. OMGawd, y’all! I just about caught the vapors for real when rikyrah sent around the good [...]

  • jcrooms, on September 12th, 2008 at 9:10 pm Said:

    So I got nominated and lost for best photoblog . Is there a way to see the numbers ??? Also one of the blogs that won wasn’t nominated. Was that because it was a judges pick ??? Just curious not upset

  • ListenToLeon, on September 13th, 2008 at 4:05 pm Said:

    Thanks for selecting Yeah…I said it! as the Judges’ Choice for Best Humor Blog. It’s a nice feeling to be honored by my peers.

    I’m really happy to see that so many bloggers that I love to read and/or have shown me love over the years got recognized. Special congratulations to Afrobella, The Beautiful Struggler, Gureala, IllDoctrine, ThatGrapeJuice, ConcreteLoop, Crunk & Disorderly, YBF, NahRight and Ed The Sports Fan. Y’all definitely inspire me to step my game up!

    To the other winners, congratulations!

    I know I’m ghetto for making shout-outs like this is the Ozone or Source Awards…I guess I may as well thank God and my Momma while I’m at it!

  • Teacher Can I, on September 19th, 2008 at 4:05 pm Said:

    How does a blog get put into consideration? I don’t see any links that will allow you to sign up.

  • BWA Admin, on September 19th, 2008 at 4:43 pm Said:

    @Teacher Can I:

    This year’s Awards are over; nominations for 2009 will take place August 2009. Please visit the Rules page for more information.

  • HOW IN THE HELL?, on September 25th, 2008 at 12:59 pm Said:

    Did SandraRose win for best Photography Blog???????

    how is taking pics of Monica, Monica’s children, Monica’s husband, Monica leaving the house, Monica taking a shit.. Tiny, Tiny’s kids.. Tiny’s kids lookin crazy, Rhianna bending over, Rhianna drinking a slurpee considered photography? this chick takes pics of events in Atlanta of the same dayum people.. Ya’ll need to stop for real

  • Meah, on November 2nd, 2008 at 11:19 pm Said:

    Look forward to seeing us nominated for 2009. Peace.

    http://onecliqueonline.com

  • Kofi Bofah, on November 13th, 2008 at 2:49 pm Said:

    Check me out for 2009. I am gunning for The Crown. I am not certain if this comment box accepts html, but here are a few samples:

    She is Just Not That Into You

    My Chicago Election Day Diary

    http://www.onyxinvestments.blogspot.com

  • Chris B., on November 27th, 2008 at 10:17 am Said:

    This award page just lost all credibility….”No TodaysDrum.com?”

    Shocker.

  • black gang, on December 18th, 2008 at 11:08 pm Said:

    fake if mto, or bossip is not up there..they get more people on them than any of those you posted..lol

  • BJ Murphy, on December 22nd, 2008 at 6:55 pm Said:

    I would like to be on your blog roll….I have you listed on my site http://www.MyCharlotteRadio.com….

    thanks

  • blasianFMA, on January 16th, 2009 at 12:54 pm Said:

    How do you gain readers? I’ve been blogging for a little while now, and I get no readers. I think.

  • Patrick Nelson, on January 22nd, 2009 at 11:49 am Said:

    Just came accross your list. You have selected lots of qualified sites, but some of them are the same ones you see over and over again. There are many more African American blogs that I have seen and I read on a regular basis that are not listed. How do you get listed?

  • Leslie McCloud, on February 24th, 2009 at 1:58 pm Said:

    how are blogs nominated? i missed out on all of this!

  • Day 1 at the Tents + Arlenis Pena for Lancome | The Fashion Bomb Blog /// All Urban Fashion... All the Time, on March 26th, 2009 at 3:12 am Said:

    [...] and compassion…we knew she would be a wonderful addition.” [WWD] *Sadness… …looks like The Fashion Bomb didn’t win Best Style and Fashion Blog. The honors went to Afrobella and Scandalous Beauty. Welp. It was great to be nominated?? Hey, and [...]

  • phillip, on April 6th, 2009 at 10:55 am Said:

    I was going search the web when I came across a Blog who won award from you guys
    That great Ideas most encouraging keep up the good work.

  • The Committee, on May 20th, 2009 at 11:13 am Said:

    How do you nominate a blog?



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