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Let’s Hear It For Our Lady

by John Cole|  November 1, 20129:08 pm| 100 Comments

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Our own Imani Gandy, aka Angry Black Lady, won the 2012 Black Weblog Award for the best political blog!

I feel like a proud papa.

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  1. 1.

    DonkeyKong

    November 1, 2012 at 9:09 pm

    You mean Blah Weblog Award don’t you?

  2. 2.

    TaMara (BHF)

    November 1, 2012 at 9:11 pm

    Of course she did, she’s fantastic! And I’m grateful you introduced me to her work.

  3. 3.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    November 1, 2012 at 9:12 pm

    Imani Gandy-style!

  4. 4.

    Ash Can

    November 1, 2012 at 9:12 pm

    Woo hoo!

  5. 5.

    Raven

    November 1, 2012 at 9:12 pm

    Great News!

  6. 6.

    Michael G

    November 1, 2012 at 9:13 pm

    I’m voting for BJ to get the Best Plus Sized Fashion Blog award next year.

  7. 7.

    freelancer

    November 1, 2012 at 9:14 pm

    Congrats, ABL!

  8. 8.

    Violet

    November 1, 2012 at 9:14 pm

    Wow, that’s awesome! Congrats!

  9. 9.

    policomic

    November 1, 2012 at 9:14 pm

    Congrats to ABL!

  10. 10.

    Baud

    November 1, 2012 at 9:14 pm

    Congrats, Imani. You must really know your hip-hop songs. #previouspost

  11. 11.

    Opie_jeanne

    November 1, 2012 at 9:16 pm

    Congratulations! You deserve it and more.

  12. 12.

    BGinCHI

    November 1, 2012 at 9:17 pm

    I think Styx said it best:

    Lady when you’re with me I’m smiling.
    Give me all your love;
    Your hands build me up when I’m sinking;
    Touch me and my troubles all fade.

  13. 13.

    different-church-lady

    November 1, 2012 at 9:17 pm

    But… but… how is that possible when so many people here have told us so relentlessly that she’s the worst blogger in the world™?

  14. 14.

    Warren Terra

    November 1, 2012 at 9:17 pm

    I’m a big fan of ABL. I was delighted to donate to your joint Fear And Loathing roadtrip to the DNC.

    That said, I just visited her site for the first time in a few weeks, and I’m hating the radical redesign.

  15. 15.

    kc

    November 1, 2012 at 9:17 pm

    How racist. How come there’s no White Weblog Awards?

    KIDDING! Congrats to ABL.

  16. 16.

    Raven

    November 1, 2012 at 9:19 pm

    @different-church-lady: Honkie fear.

  17. 17.

    Publius39

    November 1, 2012 at 9:19 pm

    Congratulations. Cranky White Guy/Angry Black Lady 2016!!!

    *And yes, you can flip it if you are so offended.

  18. 18.

    Betsy

    November 1, 2012 at 9:19 pm

    Yeeoww awesome, ABL! I love your posts and this award is well deserved! Congratulations!

  19. 19.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    November 1, 2012 at 9:20 pm

    @different-church-lady:

    But… but… how is that possible when so many people here have told us so relentlessly that she’s the worst blogger in the world™?

    To be fair, there are 38 black weblog awards she didn’t win – including Best Automotive or Car Blog.

  20. 20.

    Keith G

    November 1, 2012 at 9:21 pm

    @different-church-lady: What was the competition?

  21. 21.

    The Fat Kate Middleton

    November 1, 2012 at 9:22 pm

    Excellent, Imani. Richly deserved.

  22. 22.

    I'mNotSureWhoIWantToBeYet

    November 1, 2012 at 9:25 pm

    Hearty congratulations to Imani. And to JC for introducing her to us here.

    Cory, too, will look back and say, “I knew her when…” :-)

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  23. 23.

    Fuck ALL the chickens! (né Studly Pantload, t.e.u.u.)

    November 1, 2012 at 9:26 pm

    But – but – her blog posts are all a repetitive formula based on bold lettering!

    Naw, we love ABL here at the ALL The Chickens household. A most righteous when for her, indeed.

  24. 24.

    Donut

    November 1, 2012 at 9:28 pm

    Yay ABL! Congrats, you have been on a freakin tear all year, and deserve the accolades.

  25. 25.

    ABL

    November 1, 2012 at 9:33 pm

    @Just Some Fuckhead: Racism, mang.

    Thanks errrrybody!

  26. 26.

    Joseph Nobles

    November 1, 2012 at 9:35 pm

    Yay!

  27. 27.

    EnfantTerrible

    November 1, 2012 at 9:35 pm

    You always bring your A-game, ABL. The award is well-deserved, and the hardware will look *great* on your mantle.

  28. 28.

    Yutsano

    November 1, 2012 at 9:35 pm

    @Just Some Fuckhead: She’s slacking I tells ya.

  29. 29.

    jharp

    November 1, 2012 at 9:38 pm

    Beauty, charm, and brains.

    I tip my hat to you Imani Gandy.

    Congratulations.

  30. 30.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    November 1, 2012 at 9:38 pm

    Great news – congrats ABL. So sorry about the miss for Best Automotive or Car Blog. I was pulling for ya for that one as well.

  31. 31.

    General Stuck

    November 1, 2012 at 9:38 pm

    Congrats ABL!!

  32. 32.

    Chyron HR

    November 1, 2012 at 9:39 pm

    Only FIVE SHOPPING DAYS until Romney/Ryan wins the Best Black Political Campaign Award.

  33. 33.

    The Very Reverend Crimson Fire of compassion

    November 1, 2012 at 9:40 pm

    Congrats, ABL! And richly deserved. But just as a side note, referring to her as “Our Lady” has a certain ecclesiastical feel . . .

  34. 34.

    danah gaz

    November 1, 2012 at 9:41 pm

    Yay!

    You so richly deserve this. =)

    Congratulations!

  35. 35.

    Anne Laurie

    November 1, 2012 at 9:42 pm

    Congratulations, ABL!

  36. 36.

    General Stuck

    November 1, 2012 at 9:45 pm

    A Democratic operative sent the Tampa Bay Times some data on the early vote in Florida so far “to make the point that President Obama is crushing Mitt Romney when it comes to banking the votes of sporadic and infrequent voters before election day.”

    “So far more than 3 million Floridians have cast a ballot by absentee, mail-in ballot or in-person early vote ballot. Democrats lead by more than 60,000 votes, but it’s the unlikely voter numbers that jump out: Of the nearly 414,000 Floridians who did not vote in the last three general elections, Democrats have an advantage of more than 53,000 votes. Of the more than 482,000 Floridians who have only voted in one of the last three general elections, Democrats lead by more than 77,000 — a total of more than 132,000.”

    Me and thousands been saying for a while that O has the ground troops to shame Romney. The one group nation wide that could have competed with OFA on GOTV would be the evangelicals. And I have not heard one peep from them or anyone else they are mustering like they did for Bush in 2004.

    Go Florida!!

  37. 37.

    MikeJ

    November 1, 2012 at 9:49 pm

    @General Stuck: From your keyboard to His noodly appendages.

  38. 38.

    Punchy

    November 1, 2012 at 9:49 pm

    But what does Sullivan think of angry Black women?

  39. 39.

    TexasMango

    November 1, 2012 at 9:50 pm

    @General Stuck: How dare all of those unlikely voters actually be voting?!?1!?

    Also too, I wonder if CU has hurt the evangelical groups. I wonder if money that used to go to them to GOTV is now going to these SuperPACs for TV ads.

    Oh and congrats, ABL!

  40. 40.

    different-church-lady

    November 1, 2012 at 9:54 pm

    @Chyron HR: UNLIMITED CORPORATE CREDIT!

  41. 41.

    Redshift

    November 1, 2012 at 9:55 pm

    @TexasMango:

    Also too, I wonder if CU has hurt the evangelical groups. I wonder if money that used to go to them to GOTV is now going to these SuperPACs for TV ads.

    TV ads and lots of grift, don’t forget!

  42. 42.

    muddy

    November 1, 2012 at 9:55 pm

    You rock. Also rule.

  43. 43.

    Redshift

    November 1, 2012 at 9:56 pm

    And a hearty WOO-HOO to our Imani!

  44. 44.

    different-church-lady

    November 1, 2012 at 9:56 pm

    @General Stuck: Well, now that might explain the discrepancy between the state and the national polls. People have been looking at the LV and RV models, but nobody’s been paying any attention to the UVs.

  45. 45.

    gbear

    November 1, 2012 at 9:57 pm

    @BGinCHI: Styx didn’t say anything best, but congrats to A(ward)W(inning)BL anyway.

  46. 46.

    TexasMango

    November 1, 2012 at 10:01 pm

    The CMAs are on instead of Scandal. Now I am an angry black lady. :(

  47. 47.

    gbear

    November 1, 2012 at 10:02 pm

    @Punchy: Sullivan probably already has a Best Gay Bear Blogger Award displayed proudly in his study.

  48. 48.

    Jewish Steel

    November 1, 2012 at 10:02 pm

    As a long-time ABL yeasayer, I feel like I own a piece of this award. And so I will be updating my resume to reflect that.

    “It says here Mr. Painfully White Steel that you have won the 2012 Black Weblog Award.”

    That is correct.

    “I see…”

  49. 49.

    Gus

    November 1, 2012 at 10:02 pm

    Congrats, ABL! Keep bringing the righteous anger.

  50. 50.

    Citizen_X

    November 1, 2012 at 10:02 pm

    Kickass, Imani! Congratulations!

  51. 51.

    JPL

    November 1, 2012 at 10:03 pm

    Congrats.. Please keep up the good work.

  52. 52.

    Comrade Mary

    November 1, 2012 at 10:07 pm

    Heeeeeeey, Angry Lady! I am so thrilled for you that I am struck speechless. (OK, FINE, it has speech, but no music, just foley.)

  53. 53.

    Fluke bucket

    November 1, 2012 at 10:12 pm

    I ain’t surprised. Congratulations!

  54. 54.

    scav

    November 1, 2012 at 10:13 pm

    Rather surpised no one has complained about all the award not being posted here in its entirity, I mean, there’s a link in that post …

    congrats and long may she wield the dreaded <a> a tag!

  55. 55.

    Angela

    November 1, 2012 at 10:19 pm

    Nice. And well deserved. Congrats.

  56. 56.

    Felonius Monk

    November 1, 2012 at 10:22 pm

    Congrats ABL — Beauty, Brains, and Wit AND an award to go with them! Good for you.

  57. 57.

    Dee Loralei

    November 1, 2012 at 10:32 pm

    Woohoo! Imani! Congrats! I do belive Mina has some penis cupcakes for your celebration! Pro tip: Don’t go for the uncut one. LOL. I think a bunch of us had nightmares about that last night!

  58. 58.

    Gil O. Teen

    November 1, 2012 at 10:32 pm

    Well done, ABL!

  59. 59.

    Amir Khalid

    November 1, 2012 at 10:42 pm

    (Does happy dance.)

  60. 60.

    geg6

    November 1, 2012 at 10:44 pm

    Congratulations, Imani! I’ve always thought you rocked.

  61. 61.

    1badbaba3

    November 1, 2012 at 10:49 pm

    Somehow, I do not think that John Sununu(?) would be impressed.

    Oh well, he can eat a can of you know whats with a rusty pitchfork and DIAF.

    Well done and more please.

  62. 62.

    trollhattan

    November 1, 2012 at 10:54 pm

    Excellent!
    /Monte Burns voice.
    Comgrats, I remember when you were just a young, fresh angry thing.

  63. 63.

    Nikolita

    November 1, 2012 at 10:55 pm

    Congratulations ABL! I love your posts. :)

  64. 64.

    may

    November 1, 2012 at 10:56 pm

    And something is right with the world!

  65. 65.

    Denali

    November 1, 2012 at 10:56 pm

    Congratulations also,too!

  66. 66.

    Cmm

    November 1, 2012 at 11:02 pm

    Awesome! Congrats!

  67. 67.

    Origuy

    November 1, 2012 at 11:04 pm

    Congratulations, Imani!

    I went to her site for the first time in a while; I probably never would have seen Air New Zealand’s safety briefing otherwise. (Now with extra hobbits!)

  68. 68.

    Cain

    November 1, 2012 at 11:05 pm

    Congratulations, ABL!

  69. 69.

    kerFuFFler

    November 1, 2012 at 11:29 pm

    Well done, Imani!!! I hope there is a good cash prize—–you’ve earned it. Just keep it comin’.

  70. 70.

    TooManyJens

    November 1, 2012 at 11:32 pm

    I seem to recall Cole talking about Imani’s breasts in a way that would make me uncomfortable for a proud papa, but OK.

    Congratulations, ABL!

  71. 71.

    TooManyJens

    November 1, 2012 at 11:32 pm

    I seem to recall Cole talking about Imani’s breasts in a way that would make me uncomfortable for a proud papa, but OK.

    Congratulations, ABL!

  72. 72.

    Arclite

    November 1, 2012 at 11:38 pm

    Congrats to ABL. She raises important and interesting stories I see nowhere else.

  73. 73.

    max

    November 1, 2012 at 11:40 pm

    Someone I voted for won! Yay! Start of the trend for the month, I think.

    max
    [‘May Our Lady of the Pissed-Off Blackness spread her righteous anger to the unbelievers and the klanboys for decades to come, amen.’]

  74. 74.

    Frivolous

    November 1, 2012 at 11:45 pm

    Many congratulations, Ms Gandy. :)

  75. 75.

    AkaDad

    November 1, 2012 at 11:46 pm

    Congrats!

  76. 76.

    ranchandsyrup

    November 1, 2012 at 11:48 pm

    Nice work ABL! Youre the bee’s knees.

  77. 77.

    Captain Goto

    November 2, 2012 at 12:45 am

    WOOT

    That is all.

    :D

  78. 78.

    Constance

    November 2, 2012 at 12:47 am

    Amir Khalid beat me to the happy dance–Congrats–love your fire.

  79. 79.

    gwangung

    November 2, 2012 at 12:48 am

    Oh. Yeahhhhhhhhhhh.

    Cheers, ABL!

  80. 80.

    Batocchio

    November 2, 2012 at 12:53 am

    Congratulations! And don’t forget This Week in Blackness (two awards)!

  81. 81.

    piratedan

    November 2, 2012 at 12:58 am

    and we can all say that we knew her before she got to be famous and stuff like that

  82. 82.

    Matthew Reid Krell

    November 2, 2012 at 1:07 am

    Has no one else noticed the oddness of a white man expressing paternal pride in an adult black woman? I mean, is that not an example of what TNC refers to when he talks about racism being baked into the cake?

    Would Cole be a “proud papa” if Tom Levenson won a blog award?

    ETA: Shit, I could be totally off base. But I was uncomfortable when JC said he felt like a “proud papa,” and I was made more uncomfortable when no one in the comments had noticed.

  83. 83.

    gwangung

    November 2, 2012 at 1:14 am

    Has no one else noticed the oddness of a white man expressing paternal pride in an adult black woman?

    You mean like Branch Rickey over Jackie Robinson?

    Generally, a mentor has pride in a mentee. And it’s very rare in the business world for a white male to take on a female (and a non-white female, at that, as a mentee).

    SO I guess that IS odd….

  84. 84.

    Odie Hugh Manatee

    November 2, 2012 at 1:54 am

    Congratulations ABL, you’ve earned it!

    John, you have an award winning blog and an award winning blogger you brought in here.

    Of course you get to be a proud pappy, you have good reason to be. :)

  85. 85.

    Yutsano

    November 2, 2012 at 2:07 am

    @Amir Khalid: Yeah well, I did a Snoopy dance! And no I’m not just sucking up to Bnut here. :)

  86. 86.

    Matthew Reid Krell

    November 2, 2012 at 2:13 am

    @gwangung: Fair. Like I said, I could be way off base.

  87. 87.

    MazeDancer

    November 2, 2012 at 3:17 am

    Yay!! Congratulations!

  88. 88.

    Debbie(Aussie)

    November 2, 2012 at 4:08 am

    Sorry to be so late, but please let me add my congrats as we’ll. When things turn bad down here reproductively and wimmins speaking I may need your help. You write good ;). Deb

  89. 89.

    Applejinx

    November 2, 2012 at 5:35 am

    Congrats!

  90. 90.

    low-tech cyclist

    November 2, 2012 at 5:47 am

    Yay, Imani!

    And kudos to John Cole for having invited all these great people to share the front page of his blog. John’s got a lot of good stuff to say, but when you’ve got John and Imani and Tom and Kay and Dennis and Doug and Anne and the rest of the crew, you get one of the best blogs around.

  91. 91.

    SpaceSquid

    November 2, 2012 at 6:01 am

    *Cheers*

    *Applause*

  92. 92.

    A Humble Lurker

    November 2, 2012 at 8:10 am

    Yay!

  93. 93.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    November 2, 2012 at 9:18 am

    @Matthew Reid Krell:

    But I was uncomfortable when JC said he felt like a “proud papa,” and I was made more uncomfortable when no one in the comments had noticed.

    Reverse racism, mang.

  94. 94.

    Paul in KY

    November 2, 2012 at 9:31 am

    Way to go, ABL!

  95. 95.

    Paul in KY

    November 2, 2012 at 9:33 am

    @General Stuck: 60,000 is a decent lead, but not insurmountable. Florida has a pretty large population. Let’s not get overconfident here.

  96. 96.

    Paul in KY

    November 2, 2012 at 9:35 am

    @Matthew Reid Krell: This is not the blog for you.

  97. 97.

    Ivan Ivanovich Renko

    November 2, 2012 at 9:48 am

    WAAAYY late, but dammit, WAY TO GO!!

  98. 98.

    Tonybrown74

    November 2, 2012 at 10:34 am

    W00T!!

    Congratulations!!!

  99. 99.

    rea

    November 2, 2012 at 10:53 am

    John Cole–the Blogfather of Soul

  100. 100.

    LanceThruster

    November 2, 2012 at 11:09 am

    Triple-digit congrats (from a fellow Angeleno)!

    Good on you, ABL!

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