[1] Former Black Weblog Award winners include blogger and radio host B. Scott, comedian and YouTube personality Elon James White, comedian, television host, and New York Times best-selling author Baratunde Thurston, LGBT activist and media personality Keith Boykin, hip-hop artists D-Nice and Kanye West, musician and DJ Questlove, and model/media personality Tyra Banks.
Other Black Weblog Award winners have also appeared in traditional media outlets, such as The Washington Post,[2] the Los Angeles Times,[3] and NPR.
[7][8] The Black Weblog Awards had a seven-week nomination period for blogs; users submit their blog for consideration through the Black Weblog Awards website via their online nomination form.
The public has a month to vote for the finalists, and the winners are announced the first week of September before Labor Day.
In addition to the regular voting process from the public, a panel of judges with extensive knowledge about blogs and bloggers of color were chosen to select winners in each of the award categories.