African American Political Pundit Credentialed and will Blog LIVE at the 08 Democratic National Convention

OK, my email box has been on full blast over he past few days. Thank you everyone for the congratulatory emails.


I'm a man of faith, and my mother taught me to always thank God for the blessings you receive. So today I want to thank God for the blessing I received. I am appreciative and proud of the fact that the Democratic National Convention staff have chosen me and other members of the AfroSpear (black blogger think tank) and the larger Afrosphere (black bloggers around the United States & World) to cover one of the most significant events in over 400 years of African American history.

A special congratulations and shout out to Jack and Jill Politics, Pam's House Blend, What About Our Daughters?, culturekitchen, Dallas South blog, Oliver Willis, RaceWire who are also credentialed and will also blog at the convention. Like you I commit myself to providing the best coverage possible.

Factoid: In 2004, the DNCC credentialed about 30 blogs to cover the Convention in Boston - the first Convention to credential bloggers. Recently, the DNCC announced that 55 blogs focused on state and local politics were selected to be members of the DemConvention State Blogger Corps.

AAPP: I'm still concerned about the lack of diversity in the State Blogger Corps, and will discuss it (giving my own opinion and not the opinion of the afrospear black bloggers think tank) in an upcoming post.

Again, I'm proud to have been selected, with afrospear bloggers and the over 120 bloggers for this historic event. I believe the DNC still has some work to do in order to truly make things right with the larger black bloggers community, and larger black democratic constituency. I will talk about possible constructive corrective action in my upcoming post. I'm sure black bloggers attending the convention and those activist interested in a constructive conversation about diversity, we will keep the lines of communication open. We can meet and resolve this issue, as America works to take back the White House.

NOTE: Altogether, the DNCC will credential more than 120 blogs for the Convention and many more individuals will blog the Convention via credentials issued through the U.S. Congressional Press Galleries.

The complete list of blogs credentialed blogs are listed at: DemConvention.com/credentialed-blogs or check it out below:

To all the bloggers selected congratulations.

2008 Democratic Convention Watch	http://demconwatch.blogspot.com
43rdStateBlues.com	http://43rdstateblues.com
AFL-CIO NOW Blog	http://blog.aflcio.org
African American Political Pundit	http://aapoliticalpundit.blogspot.com
AMERICAblog.com	http://americablog.com
Asian American Action Fund Blog	http://aaa-fund.com
Badlands Blue	http://badlandsblue.com
Bagnews Notes	http://bagnewsnotes.com
Beliefnet	http://beliefnet.com
Bitch Ph.D.	http://bitchphd.blogspot.com
Blogger News Network	http://bloggernews.net
Blogging For Michigan	http://bloggingformichigan.com
BlogHer	http://blogher.com
Blue Hampshire	http://bluehampshire.com
Blue Indiana	http://blueindiana.net
Blue Jersey	http://bluejersey.com
Blue Mass. Group	http://bluemassgroup.com
BlueGrassRoots	http://bluegrassroots.org
BlueNC.com	http://bluenc.com
BlueOregon	http://blueoregon.com
Buckeye State Blog	http://buckeyestateblog.com
Burnt Orange Report	http://BurntOrangeReport.com
Calitics	http://Calitics.com
Campus Progress	http://campusprogress.org
Celtic Diva’s Blue Oasis	http://divasblueoasis.blogspot.com
Change to Win	http://changetowin.org
Colorado Confidential	http://coloradoconfidential.com
Cotton Mouth Blog	http://cottonmouthblog.blogspot.com
CracktheBell.com	http://crackthebell.com
Crooks and Liars	http://crooksandliars.com
culturekitchen	http://culturekitchen.com
Daily Kingfish	http://dailykingfish.com
Daily Kos	http://dailykos.com
Dallas South Blog	http://dallassouthblog.com
DCist.com	http://dcist.com
Democracy Arsenal	http://democracyarsenal.org
Democracy for New Mexico	http://DemocracyForNewMexico.com
Democratic Party of the U.S. Virgin Islands	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/democratvi
Democratic Underground	http://democraticunderground.com
Democrats Abroad Argentina	http://yanquimike.com.ar
DemoOkie	http://DemoOkie.com
Digby’s Hullabaloo	http://digbysblog.blogspot.com
Disaboom.com	http://disaboom.com
Doc’s Political Parlor	http://politicalparlor.net
DoubleSpeak	http://doublespeakshow.com
Eschaton	http://atrios.blogspot.com
EverydayCitizen.com	http://everydaycitizen.com
Fired Up!	http://firedupmissouri.com
Firedoglake	http://firedoglake.com
Florida Progressive Coalition	http://flaprogressives.org
Future Majority	http://futuremajority.com
Georgia Politics Unfiltered	http://georgiaunfiltered.blogspot.com
Green Mountain Daily	http://greenmountaindaily.com
Grist Magazine	http://grist.org/
Group News Blog	http://groupnewsblog.net
HispanicTips.com	http://hispanictips.com
HorsesAss.org	http://horsesass.org
HummingbirdMinds Blog	http://hummingbirdminds.blogspot.com
iLind.net	http://ilind.net
Indianz.com	http://indianz.com
Jack and Jill Politics	http://jackandjillpolitics.com
Jusiper	http://jusiper.blogspot.com
Keystone Politics	http://keystonepolitics.com
KnoxViews	http://knoxviews.com
Las Vegas Gleaner	http://lasvegasgleaner.com
Left In Alabama	http://leftinalabama.com
Left in the West	http://leftinthewest.com
Michigan Liberal	http://michiganliberal.com
Minnesota Monitor	http://minnesotamonitor.com
MOMocrats	http://momocrats.typepad.com
My Left Nutmeg	http://myleftnutmeg.com
MyDD	http://mydd.com
New Nebraska Network	http://NewNebraska.net
NewsOne.com	http://newsone.com
No Rest for the Awake	http://minagahet.blogspot.com
NorthDecoder.com	http://northdecoder.com
Obsidian Wings	http://obsidianwings.blogs.com
Ohio Daily Blog	http://ohiodailyblog.com
OliverWillis.com	http://oliverwillis.com
Open Left	http://openleft.com
Pam’s House Blend	http://pamshouseblend.com
Political Base	http://politicalbase.com
Political Wire	http://politicalwire.com
PoliticalLunch.com	http://PoliticalLunch.com
PolitickerNJ.com	http://politickernj.com
PoliticsOnline	http://politicsonline.com
Pop and Politics	http://popandpolitics.com
Prairie State Blue	http://PrairieStateBlue.com
RaceWire	http://racewire.org
Raising Kaine	http://raisingkaine.com
Raw Story	http://rawstory.com
Rhode Island’s Future	http://rifuture.org
Room 8	http://r8ny.com
Rum, Romanism and Rebellion	http://rumromanismrebellion.net
RuralVotes	http://ruralvotes.com/thefield
Scholars & Rogues	http://scholarsandrogues.com
Seeing the Forest	http://seeingtheforest.com
Sepia Mutiny	http://sepiamutiny.com
SquareState.net	http://squarestate.net
Talking Points Memo	http://talkingpointsmemo.com
TalkLeft	http://talkleft.com
Taylor Marsh	http://taylormarsh.com
The Albany Project	http://thealbanyproject.com
The Center for Emerging Media	http://centerforemergingmedia.com
The Iowa Independent	http://iowaindependent.com
The Natchez Blog	http://natchezms.blogspot.com
The Seminal	http://theseminal.com
The UpTake	http://theuptake.org
The Utah Amicus	http://utahamicus.com
The Washington Independent	http://washingtonindependent.com
Think Youth	http://thinkyouth.org
Thought Theater	http://thoughttheater.com
TommyWonk	http://tommywonk.blogspot.com/
Tondee’s Tavern	http://tondeestavern.com
Towleroad	http://towleroad.com
Turn Maine Blue	http://turnmaineblue.com
Under The Dome.com	http://underthedome.com
Uppity Wisconsin	http://uppitywis.org
USAmerica Vota ‘08	http://usamericavota08.blogspot.com
VivirLatino.com	http://vivirlatino.com
West Virginia Blue	http://wvablue.com
What About Our Daughters? Blog	http://whataboutourdaughters.com
Working Life	http://workinglife.org
Zennie’s Zeitgeist	http://zennie2005.blogspot.com