The 2009 Black Weblog Awards Finalist List

Mucho apologies for the lateness of the finalist list (we still have a few kinks to work out). Here are the top five finalists in the 2009 Black Weblog Awards categories (with the exception of "Best Business Blog" which has the top two finalists).

NOTE: We've worked out the database errors; the "Best Microblog" category is now showing.

NOTE: We're still getting the "Best Microblog" category straightened out as well due to some technical glitches, so please, bear with us. Here we go!

Best Blog Design

This Week in Blackness
My Two Cents.
MyBrownBaby
Houseofaura.Com
Straight From The A

Best Blog Post Series

Mane & Chic
The Black Snob
Wet Wednesdays Series on NakedWithSocksOn.com
30 in 30 Blog Marathon on NakedWithSocksOn.com
Starving Artists Series on 25 Magazine

Best Business Blog

BDPA Foundation
Industry Plug

Best Culture Blog

FreshXpress .:. The PULSE of Young Black America
This Week in Blackness
The Black Snob
Black Girl with Long Hair
Afrobella

Best Faith-Based Blog

Reflections of a Jazz Theologian
Big Is The New Small
The Fab Empire
Infinite Gen
Neo95

Best Food Blog

The Duo Dishes
The Ghetto Cooking Show
FlavorDiva.com
LBJ's Brown Bag
A Lot About Nothing

Best Gossip Blog

The Fury
Straight From The A
StraightOuttaNYC
The Black Socialite
AJ Supreme-World Famous

Best Group Blog

Cosby Kids
Very Smart Brothas
FreshXpress .:. The PULSE of Young Black America
Three Ways to Take It
MESH.

Best Health and Wellness Blog

The P.O.S.H. Life
TNM Blog and Newsletter
The Green Doorway Lifestyle Design
Mother Knows Best
Little Golden Lamb

Best Hip-Hop Blog

25 Magazine
GangStarr Girl
The Rap Up
D.Omen's D.Omain
Straight From The A

Best Humor Blog

The Fury
This Week in Blackness
Awesomely Luvvie
My Two Cents.
Fish And Spaghetti

Best International Blog

Black and (A)Broad
Ebony Intuition
Black Women in Europe
D W Jazzlover
London To MK

Best LGBT Blog

Xem VanAdams
Ray's Bleu Juice Blog
ADTV
Maybe It's Just Me
SistersTalk

Best Microblog

@elonjames
@xemvanadams
@maneandchic
@brotherjesse
@nakedwithsocks

Best Teen Blog

I (heart) That
The Puff Reports
Roc4Life
vivalajuicy
Houseofaura.Com

Best Music Blog

GangStarr Girl
My Mood is Music
D.Omen's D.Omain
The Rap Up
Sound-Savvy

Best New Blog

Cosby Kids
FreshXpress .:. The PULSE of Young Black America
MESH.
Three Ways to Take It
Ray's Bleu Juice Blog

Best Parenting and Family Blog

spelhouseLove
Blog It Out, Bitch
MyBrownBaby
The Ghetto Cooking Show
Makes Me Wanna Holler

Best Personal Blog

NakedWithSocksOn.com
Brother Jesse Blog
Blog It Out, Bitch
Babs In Blogland
Awesomely Luvvie

Best Photo Blog

KidduNot.com
HomeGirl
Discoveringhair
Street Etiquette
Swagger: Paris, New York

Best Podcast

The Insanity Report
WTF Online Radio
AnalogHype - The Urban Gamers Blog
Rainy City Radio
Man and Wife TV

Best Political/News Blog

The Black Snob
The field Negro
Postbourgie
The Intersection of Madness and Reality
The Insanity Report

Best Science/Technology Blog

Urban Science Adventures! (c)
BDPA Foundation
AnalogHype - The Urban Gamers Blog
Black Digerati
The Koalition

Best Sex and Relationships Blog

Very Smart Brothas
NakedWithSocksOn.com
Single Black Male
BlogXilla
undressingHER

Best Sports/Recreation Blog

Olympiahoops
Hail Mary Jane
Ed The Sports Fan
MKRob's Sports Blog
DaLockerRoom.com

Best Style and Fashion Blog

Mane & Chic
Black Girl with Long Hair
The Fashion Bomb
FresherThanChris
Stuff Fly People Like

Best Video Blog

Xem VanAdams
This Week in Blackness
The Ghetto Cooking Show
ADTV

Best Writing in a Blog

Very Smart Brothas
Xem VanAdams
NakedWithSocksOn.com
The Black Snob
Three Ways to Take It

Blog of the Year

Mane & Chic
NakedWithSocksOn.com
Brother Jesse Blog
The field Negro
Single Black Male

Blog to Watch

Cosby Kids
Very Smart Brothas
Mane & Chic
Xem VanAdams
FreshXpress .:. The PULSE of Young Black America

Finalists can use this graphic badge on their blogs to publicize their finalist status:



Voting ends September 1; winners are announced on September 4.

Comments

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[tea]

the fresh xpress link is not working. does the website even exist ;)

[Three Years of Afrobella | afr]

[...] morning I woke up to amazing news — I’m a finalist for the Best Culture category in the 2009 Black Weblog Awards. I’m psyched to be nominated alongside so many of the friends I’ve made in the [...]

[BeautyXChangeGirl]

Hi Patrice! Congrats on your nomination. I’ve been reading your blog for about a year now and although I’m not a natural I enjoy reading the variety of information that you share with regards to beauty in general. Much success to you! and keep up the good work.

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[ADT]

Congratulations! Well deserved.

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[Marguerite Wright - momsherbs]

Congrats on your nomination! That’s exciting.

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[Beez]

Congratulations again!!! I must say as a reader, it’s so refreshing to see a take on cultural beauty standards that aren’t of the “what’s wrong with your hair?” school of thought. As a young, broke bella who’s still trying to find her way, you give me a bit of encouragement, whether you know it or not.

-Beez (or @BeezHunny, whichever you prefer)

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[Chatty Patty]

Congratulations to you! You more than deserve all the recognition given to you. I’ve recently started my own blog and its because of you and the people that log on to my blog that gives me the drive to continue moving on even when I feel like giving up! Thank you for all the great posts you have given us and I love forward to celebrating 6 years of blogging with you! You have given natural black women an outlet to be so proud of our natural beauty! Cheers!!!

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[PJ Mullen]

Done, good luck.

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[ClaraHallow121]

Oh! This is so amazing! I remember when I first became interested in natural hair, this site had everything I wanted to know and more! Congrats to Afrobella! How bout 3 more years? Lol!

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[Miracle Girl]

Congrats!

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[KF519]

Congrats!!! As a fellow natural, I love and appreciate your blog.

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[glamazini]

Congratulations!

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[Laquita]

Congrats! I love Afrobella – keep those inspirational post coming :o)

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[pets]

Congrats! from all here at home.

Keep up with your quality and commitment. Hugs

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[Purple]

This is a truly noble cause. May you succeed beyond your wildest dreams.

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[Niki]

Congratulations on a wonderful 3 years!

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[ceecee]

Happy Anniversary Bella!

I’ve loved your blog from the very first day I discovered it and I keep on coming back! Cannot wait to see what good things life has in store for you

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[DNLee]

how does one vote? Did I miss the link to the voting page?

[Amber]

Happy Bellaversary

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[Judith Norman]

Congratulations. Well deserved indeed.

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[Alice]

Congratulations! Keep up the awesome work!

Your blog was one of the first (if not THE FIRST) I was sent to when I started transitioning and I still keep coming back

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[Sabrina]

em hem…. “Congratula-a-a-a-tions….” (in my best Vesta voice). I have been reading your blog for about a year and I love it! It’s the first blog that I read everyday. Thank you for being a voice for us natural-haired lovelies!

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[fdfd]

How do people vote?