The Emblem of The Helping Hand

Much Obliged and Paying it Forward #5

2009-07-12T19:00:00.005-04:00

SjP's is STILL here. After 18 months, I'm still here - telling the truth according to me. But, there is no way that I could keep on keeping on without the support and encouragement of some very special bloggers.

So, it is fitting that I give a "Much Obliged! Very Much Obliged" to some very special Sojourners. Ya'll keep me going in so many ways, and I am so happy to pass The Emblem of the Helping Hand to you for all you do for me.

~~Ms Lady Deborah of From My Brown Eyed View ~~Village of Electronic Village ~~Regina of Regina's Family Seasons ~~Ms. Marva of Conversations With Marva ~~The Griper of Just a Man with His Thoughts ~~Professor Tracey of Aunt Jemima's Revenge ~~RiPPa of The Intersection of Madness and Reality ~~Revvy Rev of The Certain Sound ~~Nordette of Whose shoes are these anyway? ~~The U of Any way I have to

Much Obliged...
Very Much Obliged ~ ~

SjP

Much Obliged and Paying it Forward #4

2009-01-01T03:01:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year! One year ago today, Sojourner's Place officially opened and became a member of the blogosphere with a post entitled, Being Black in the Workplace.

Today, 378 posts later, Sojourner's Place a rank of #65 on Villager's Black Blog Rankings for December 2008 out of 1516 blogs and has been the recipient numerous awards.

It is customary that when a milestone is reached in the life of Sojourner's Place, The Emblem of the Helping Hand is passed along as my way of saying Much Obliged, Very Much Obliged to those who made it possible for ole SjP to keep on going.

Therefore, I am both pleased and humbled to pass on the first Emblems of 2009 and the 4th round of recipients from Sojourner's Place to the following blogs:

The Certain Sound ~~ Ugly Black John ~~ Traces of a Stream ~~ Sankofa ~~ Bent Society ~~ When Least Expected

Congratulations! Be sure to leave your mark below and pass the Emblem on.

Obliged to you for hearing me, and now old SjP ain't got nothing more to say.

Much Obliged and Paying it Forward #3

2008-10-18T12:26:00.000-04:00

It is customary that when Sojourner's Place reaches a goal or some other blog-milestone, that the Emblem of the Helping Hand is passed on in both humility and celebration.

Sojourner's Place was recently named the 2009 Black Web Award winner in the "Best Commentator" category. This is truly and honor! As such, the Emblem of the Helping Hand is passed on to the blogs listed below in shear appreciation.

Jack and Jill Politics ~ The Happy Go Lucky Bachelor ~ Sagacious Ramblings ~ Hey Shae' ~ The D Spot ~ Black Women in Europe ~ Change Therapy ~ Don't Color Me ~ Beautiful, Also, Are the Souls of Black Sisters ~ Songs In The Key Of Life ~ Black and Missing but Not Forgotten

Congratulations! Be sure to leave your mark below and pass the Emblem on.

Obliged to you for hearing me, and now old SjP ain't got nothing more to say.

Much Obliged and Paying it Forward #2

2008-08-08T10:12:00.000-04:00

I'm celebrating milestones and awesome recognitions received over at Sojourner's Place by handing out the second Emblem of the Helping Hand to 13 amazing and supportive bloggers.

It's great to have received: Black Blog and Black Weblog Award nominations; Rising Blogger Award for the Saggin' Pants post, Moved up in Villagers BBR to 114 out of 1329 blogs, and Reached Technorati Authority over 100! But it is so much better to give the Emblem to the following 13:

Adventures in Being ~ Black Political Thought ~ Ebony Report ~ HicktownPress ~ Mimi Writes ~ ModernMusings.com ~ Musings About A Muddled World ~ Raw Dawg Buffalo ~ SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE ~ The Synergistic Pen ~ UltravioletUnderground ~ What About Our Daughters? ~ Womanist Musings

Congratulations! Be sure to leave your mark below and pass the Emblem on.

Obliged to you for hearing me, and now old SjP ain't got nothing more to say.