Black Weblog Awards? All right now!

It was on my radar ever since Karsh started posting about it a few weeks ago, but now it's here: The 2005 Black Weblog Awards. I can't wait to see who plays by the rules and wins come September 3rd. By the way, I think I'm eligible for six of those awards. Which six? I'm glad you asked!

In theory, I'm eligible for Blogger of the Year and the Black Blogger Achievement Award (I've been at it since May 2000)

My baby Negrophile could take Blog of the Year and Best Political/News Blog blackosphere is eligible for Best New Blog.

... and, of course, the concept of me actually winning any of these awards alone should just about qualify me for Best Humor Blog.

Because I didn't get to attend Blogher (my work schedule got in the way), I made do with a bunch of posts: culturekitchen's "Blogher conference, the 4-Hour Layover Version" and "Here at BlogHerCon," Nichelle Newsletter's "Meeting in the Ladies' Room" and "So Alive," nykola.com's "Sort of Live from Santa Clara," Marian's Blog's "Blogher: Signs of Life in the Overdeveloped World," "Blogher, 'Black is a Country,' and 'Globalization is Good for Women" and "From inside Blogher..."

Elsewhere: it's been an action-packed weekend, if the black blogosphere's posts are any indication. Here are some of the ones I liked best:

Eratoscreed's "my moment of black zen: the dan band"
Dar Kush's "Stealth (2005)"
Keith Boykin's "Rev. Willie Wilson Apologizes...Sorta"
NewBlackMan's "Bakari Kitwana, Political Writing and the Harlem Book Fair"
darkone1980's "Windows Vista, Motherfucker!"
Doan Mind Me's "Caribana Photos"
black looks' "Anthony Walker"
Meskel Square's "What Ethiopian Bloggers are Talking About"