About a month ago, I found out that my niece is pregnant, and I’m not proud of how I reacted to this news. In hindsight, maybe it is because when she was a teenager I told her, "Don't get pregnant or I'll break your legs." Granted, unlike Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s daughter, my niece will be 23 next week and a college graduate, but despite living with the father of her child, she is unmarried.

As many of you know, Senator Barak Obama was formally announced as the Democratic Nominee last evening.

Right now the blogosphere seems relatively quiet. Many people are watching the Olympics or they are preparing for the upcoming Democratic and Republican National Conventions. While the plethora of blog-worthy news items never seems to dissipate, what I will be doing in the little spare time I have during this quiet time is reviewing some of the Blogher members listed in the Race, Ethnicity & Culture section.

It’s been about a year since I posted on one of the numerous blog carnivals taking place in the blogosphere, as it seems like they have lost their popularity with all of the election coverage and other news that has been grabbing our attention. Either that or I am simply not paying too much attention.....

Yes folks, it’s that time of year for……..THE BLACK WEBLOG AWARDS!