Elon James WhiteBlackweblogawards.com
''Past Winners: The Black Weblog Awards'' (born October 16, 1978) is a media creator, journalist, and CEO of This Week in Blackness. White was born in

Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...

. He is the founder and editor in chief of This Week in BlacknessThisweekinblackness.com
''About Elon James White'' and the Black Comedy Experiment.Del Signore, John.
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". ''Gothamist''. February 15, 2008. White is the host of the radio showiTunes
''TWiB.FM Presents: This Week In Blackness Radio" '' and web series " This Week In Blackness"This Week in Blackness
".''Brooklyn Comedy Company''. which has been featured on

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,Amato, John.
Obama Waffles
. ''Crooks and Liars''. September 14, 2008.

Daily Kos Daily Kos ( ) is a group blog and internet forum focused on the U.S. Democratic Party and liberal American politics. The site includes glossaries and other content. It is sometimes considered an example of "netroots" activism. Daily Kos was f ...

, and Jack and Jill Politics. White is also a contributor to the

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,Elon James White
. ''The Huffington Post''.

Salon.com ''Salon'' is an American politically progressive/liberal news and opinion website created in 1995. It publishes articles on U.S. politics, culture, and current events. Content and coverage ''Salon'' covers a variety of topics, including re ...

, This Week in Blackness
". ''Salon.com''. ''The Root'', About Elon James White
" ''The Root'' and is a part of the comedy troupe

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,Comedians
. ''Laughing Liberally''. Living Liberally LLC. the comedic arm of

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. White has appeared as a featured commentator on Melissa Harris-Perry's

MSNBC MSNBC (originally the Microsoft National Broadcasting Company) is an American news-based pay television cable channel. It is owned by NBCUniversala subsidiary of Comcast. Headquartered in New York City, it provides news coverage and political ...

show,MSNBC
''Good Look: The 'Biggie segment' '' the

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series Black to the Future and The Great Debate as well as Current's

Viewpoint (talk show) ''Viewpoint '' is an American political talk show broadcast on Current TV in 2012 and 2013. Formerly known as ''Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer'', it was hosted by former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer until January 6, 2013. After that, it was host ...

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Nevada focuses on Chicken, Bartering
"MSNBC" April 23, 2010 and

The Joy Behar Show ''Joy Behar: Say Anything!'' was an American news program and talk show hosted by Joy Behar. The program had its "Preview" while Behar filled in as a week-long host on '' Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer'' on June 18, 2012, and officially premiered ...

. White was the recipient of four 2009

Black Weblog Awards The Black Weblog Awards was an online awards event which recognizes bloggers of African-American descent for their contributions in blogging, video blogging, and podcasting. The Black Weblog Awards started in 2005 with 11 categories, and grew to ...

Black Weblog Awards
''Black Weblog Awards''. September 4, 2009 including Best Humor Blog, Best MicroBlog (

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), Best Video Blog and Blog of the Year. White was also listed by

Tulane Tulane University, officially the Tulane University of Louisiana, is a private university, private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by seven young medical doctors, it turned into ...

professor & author

Melissa Harris-Perry Melissa Victoria Harris-Perry (born October 2, 1973), formerly known as Melissa Victoria Harris-Lacewell, is an American writer, professor, television host, and political commentator with a focus on African-American politics. Harris-Perry hoste ...

as being one of the "Top 50 Politicos to Watch"50 Politicos To Watch
''The Politico''. July 13, 2009

References

External links

Official WebsiteThis Week in BlacknessThe Black Comedy Experiment
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