The BOBs Award
I Just received an email from Sean Sinico of the BOBS award congratulating me on winning the public’s choice award for the Best WeBlog in English. The jury award for best weblog went to PaidContent and the public’s award went to Lisa Neun which is a German blog. I just had a look through the list of Jury Awards compared to the list of Public Awards and there isn’t a common choice. This makes me think that the Jury criteria and the public’s criteria were quite different or maybe the public just didn’t get what the jury were looking for. I cant figure it out – maybe there was no criteria for the public vote – just vote for the blogs you appreciated and liked?
Nonetheless it is encouraging to see so many “freedom of expression” blogs being recognised at a time when those of us who live in the West are seeing our rights as individuals slowly being eroded. Maybe reading blogs by those challenging repression and censorship in their countries will be a wake up call for bloggers in the West to not take our “freedoms” (I use the word tentatively as real freedoms do not exist any where in this world) for granted.
Personally I was honoured to have been nominated let alone win the public’s vote and a big thank you to everyone for the recognition of hard work put into Black Looks over the past two and a half years. Most of all I am proud to win this as an African woman and want to share this honour with my sisters and brothers in the African blogosphere who have also worked hard to inform the global citizen community about the lives of women, health, literature, politics, human rights, music and just everything about Africa and the African Diaspora.
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Well done, Sokari, you truly deserve it!!! Viva, Black Looks, Viva!!!
Thanks Magoo – Viva joburg:)
Congratulations my friend. You deserve it
Congrats Sokari!
I saw the news on DW-TV yesterday, and saw that you won the English language category, on their website this morning. Congrats again.
Keep up the good work.
Congrats Sokari!
I saw the news on DW-TV yesterday, and saw that you won the English language category, on their website this morning. Congrats again.
Keep up the good work.
congratulations! I really appreciate your blog. I share it with my Women’s Studies class.
Congratulations!
This is great! Congratulations to you (and to others bloggers of the African Blogosphere) who are making this vibrant and valuable community and who are bringing Africa to us. Thank you.
and very well deserved i say. i type with a big smile plastered across my face! well done Sokari and thank you.
more grease to your elbows and god bless
Obi@glad you are still “blog watching” if not writing – come back soon we miss you!
Dara@ wow thats great really!
Everyone including my kids – thanks
Hi Sokari,
A few months ago I linked to your site from Sabbah’s and LOVED your blog. I haven’t left a message before but just want to say, your attitude is so inspirational, intelligent, and truth-bearing. Best of luck in all of your endeavors and may you always be blessed in everything you do. CONGRATULATIONS!!
Congrats Sokari! You deserve it and this is one more thing that the African blogging community can brag about
Excellent! Congratulations to you and to all the bloggers who are a part of Black Looks.
That’s my mum you are all congratulating! (Thank you all!)
MY MUM!
I’M SO PROUD!
Well done Mommy!
Congratulations. A well deserved choice. I was anticipating you as the winner by the juries.
Rezwan@ yes that would have been really great but hey there are so many deserving blogs out there really hard to choose 10 for each category let alone one – to be honest i would congratulate anyone who has been blogging as long as you and I and stuck with it cause it aint always easy. Remember you were one of the first blogs I connected up with?
Mus@ thanks and a big hug from Mommy:)
Congratulations!
Your hard work and dedication has had a major impact on us all AND how we share information and filter the news.
Keep it up!
We are watching…..we are listening
Congratulations Sokari!
You are doing admirable work. Splendid.
Congrats!
I’d be lying if I said I weren’t suprised. And NOT because you don’t deserve it. To wit: http://blogswana.wordpress.com/2006/11/14/sokari-wins-bob-award/
Congratulations Sokari.
From a Big Fan
well done. i know i certainly look forward to reading this blog.
Hey girl, sorry it’s taken me a few days to get over here, I’ve been sooo busy–but don’t think I didn’t see this and wasn’t absolutly thrilled for you!!!! This is wonderful and I am SOOOO proud of you and for you!!!!! Congratulations!!!!
Congratulations!!!! And good work, keep it up Sokari,from your dear Davis.
Congratulations for your prize. Bye!
Congratulations!
Congurats, this is one of my favorite blogs, keep up the good work.
Congrats Sokari. Who cares what the Jury thinks. Th public says you rock, end of story.
Congrats. Keppdrumming the African beat Gurl!
Gbeborun@ Thanks – the beat is up and up tempo:)