And The Award Goes To…
By Maurice | 41 comments
41What an overwhelming response this year! With over 8,000 votes logged, the winners of the 2009 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 Design
Popular Vote: My Brown Baby
Judges’ Vote: Black Digerati
Best Blog Post Series
Popular Vote: “Starving Artists” Series on 25 Magazine
Judges’ Vote: “Wet Wednesdays Erotica” Series on Naked With Socks On
Best Business Blog
Popular Vote: BDPA Foundation
Judges’ Vote: BDPA Foundation
Best Culture Blog
Popular Vote: Afrobella
Judges’ Vote: FreshXpress .:. The PULSE of Young Black America
Best Faith-Based Blog
Popular Vote: Infinite Gen
Judges’ Vote: Reflections of a Jazz Theologian
Best Food Blog
Popular Vote: FlavorDiva.com
Judges’ Vote: FlavorDiva.com
Best Gossip Blog
Popular Vote: The Fury
Judges’ Vote: The Fury
Best Group Blog
Popular Vote: MESH.
Judges’ Vote: Very Smart Brothas
Best Health and Wellness Blog
Popular Vote: Mother Knows Best
Judges’ Vote: Mother Knows Best
Best Hip-Hop Blog
Popular Vote: GangStarr Girl
Judges’ Vote: The Rap Up
Best Humor Blog
Popular Vote: Awesomely Luvvie
Judges’ Vote: TWiB! | This Week in Blackness
Best International Blog
Popular Vote: Ebony Intuition
Judges’ Vote: black and (A)broad
Best LGBT Blog
Popular Vote: Xem VanAdams
Judges’ Vote: Xem VanAdams
Best Microblog
Popular Vote: @brotherjesse
Judges’ Vote: @elonjames
Best Music Blog
Popular Vote: GangStarr Girl
Judges’ Vote: Industry Plug
Best New Blog
Popular Vote: Three Ways to Take It
Judges’ Vote: FreshXpress .:. The PULSE of Young Black America
Best Parenting and Family Blog
Popular Vote: My Brown Baby
Judges’ Vote: spelhouseLove
Best Personal Blog
Popular Vote: Brother Jesse Blog
Judges’ Vote: Blog It Out, Bitch
Best Photo Blog
Popular Vote: Swagger: Paris, New York
Judges’ Vote: Street Etiquette
Best Podcast
Popular Vote: Man and Wife
Judges’ Vote: Man and Wife
Best Political/News Blog
Popular Vote: Postbourgie
Judges’ Vote: The Field Negro
Best Science/Technology Blog
Popular Vote: Urban Science Adventures! (c)
Judges’ Vote: The Koalition
Best Sex and Relationships Blog
Popular Vote: Single Black Male
Judges’ Vote: Single Black Male
Best Sports/Recreation Blog
Popular Vote: Ed The Sports Fan
Judges’ Vote: Ed The Sports Fan
Best Style and Fashion Blog
Popular Vote: Mane & Chic
Judges’ Vote: The Fashion Bomb
Best Teen Blog
Popular Vote: Houseofaura.com
Judges’ Vote: I (heart) That
Best Video Blog
Popular Vote: Xem VanAdams
Judges’ Vote: TWiB! | This Week in Blackness
Best Writing in a Blog
Popular Vote: Very Smart Brothas
Judges’ Vote: The Black Snob
Blog of the Year
Popular Vote: Brother Jesse Blog
Judges’ Vote: TWiB! | This Week in Blackness
Blog to Watch
Popular Vote: Mane & Chic
Judges’ Vote: FreshXpress .:. The PULSE of Young Black America
And the winner of the Aaron Hawkins Award is…
Bill Cammack is an Emmy Award-Winning freelance video editor who has focused his attention on the New/Social Media space.
Since 1995, Bill’s broadcast client list has included Cline, Davis & Mann; Bloomberg Information Television; ABC / Discovery Channel; AETN International / History Channel; The Charlie Rose Show; Court TV; Kralyevich Productions; Metro TV; BSMG Worldwide; Sterling Digital & Treasure HD Channel.
Bill has recently partnered with Athina Krikeli’s Ellopia Media Group in their office space in New York City’s historic Kaufman Astoria Studios. He also edits TV-One’s “Living It Up with Patti LaBelle” for Powerhouse Productions at the RIOT Productions post facility.
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Thank you all again for this honor and recognition! This has served as a motivation to do even more.
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Congrats to all these hard working bloggers! TheFreshXpress is a new blog (that I’ve written for) but shows what great potential it has with the wins as judges picks. There are so many excellent black blogs that could have been included but there is always next year.
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Congratulations to all the winners!
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Congratulations!
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Congratulations Nicole. Very proud of you Kiddo
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Congratulations!!! Very much deserved.
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Thanks, everyone!
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You worry every year…and we get to show you every year that you’re the greatest…I’m mystified how you are able to do so much. You’re an inspiration to so many; more than you’ll ever know.
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Congrats on your award.
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Congratulations girl! Your blog more than deserves that award! You inspire me everyday to continue working on my own blog. Keep giving us the great postings, and continue making us natural hair divas, proud of the way we look!
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Congratulations!!!
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Congratulations – this award and all the others that have come before it and those that will come after , are more than well deserved by you! I LOVE your blog!!
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Yeah! Congrats!
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Congratulations. I will also post your opportunity to for you to win the contest for blogging up in Antartica on my blog and facebook.
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May you continue to be blessed abundantly.
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Hey Bella:
You are the best! I voted for you and I’m glad you won. Every time you do something that takes you out of your comfort zone, it forces me to reflect on my life and what I want out of it.
Thank you.
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Congratulations, my love—you deserve 1,000 more!
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Keep the faith!
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Mega Congratulations. Much deserved!
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Winner Again! You’re a star! Keep positive, keep working hard and know that you are greatly appreciated!
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Congratulations! Your blog is awesome!
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CONGRATULATIONS superstar!
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Congratulations. You deserve it.
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Congratulations one winner to another! Much continued Success!
–Brother Jesse Blog
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Best Microblog
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Toya and Marva – It is an amazing thing that is being done with this annual award…
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