- Last night (May 1), <strong>BlackEnterprise.com</strong> had its first <strong><a href="http://www.blackenterprise.com/2012/04/30/black-blogger-month-launches-may-2012/">Tweet Up</a></strong> to celebrate <strong><a href="http://www.blackenterprise.com/blackbloggermonth/">Black Blogger Month</a> 2012</strong>. Held at <strong>Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter</strong>’s <strong><a href="http://the4040club.com/nyc/" target="_blank">40/40 Club New York</a></strong> with an open-bar sponsored by <strong>Ciroc</strong>, the event attracted more than 165 loyal supporters, bloggers and tastemakers. Among special guests in attendance were media personality <strong>AJ Calloway</strong>,<strong> </strong>twin designers <strong><a href="http://www.blackenterprise.com/2011/09/21/designer-duo-coco-and-breezy-showcase-rainy-days-ss-2012/">Coco and Breezy</a></strong>, and Black Blogger Month honorees past and present—<strong><a href="http://www.blackenterprise.com/2011/05/09/black-blogger-month-fashion-bomb/">Claire Sulmers</a> of <a href="http://fashionbombdaily.com/" target="_blank">The Fashion Bomb</a>, <a href="http://www.blackenterprise.com/2012/05/01/black-blogger-month-divas-and-dorks/">Christen Rochon</a></strong> <strong>of <a href="http://divasanddorks.com/" target="_blank">Divas & Dorks</a></strong>,<strong> Yoli Ouiya of</strong> <strong><a href="http://www.yolisgreenliving.com/" target="_blank">Yoli’s Green Living</a></strong>,<strong> Patrice J. Williams of <a href="http://lookingflyonadime.com/" target="_blank">Looking Fly on a Dime</a>, Abiola Abrams of <a href="http://www.abiolatv.com/" target="_blank">AbiolaTV</a>, </strong><strong>Melinda “The Small Biz Lady” Emerson</strong> of <strong><a href="http://succeedasyourownboss.com/" target="_blank">Succeed As Your Own Boss</a></strong>, <strong>Christian Law of <a href="http://www.fresherthanchris.com/" target="_blank">Fresher Than Chris</a>, Wilson Morales of <a href=" http://www.blackfilm.com/read/" target="_blank">BlackFilm.com</a></strong>,<strong> </strong>and<strong> Slim Jackson, Mr. Spradley and Streetz of <a href="http://www.singleblackmale.org/" target="_blank">SingleBlackMale.org</a></strong>. <strong> </strong>The kick-off was a viral success with over 2.5 million impressions around the <strong>#BlackBloggerMonth</strong> hashtag leading up to the festivities. Continue reading up on BlackEnterprise.com’s 20 best Black bloggers throughout May at <strong><a href="http://www.blackenterprise.com/blackbloggermonth/">BlackEnterprise.com/BlackBloggerMonth</a></strong>.
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- BlackEnterprise.com's <b>Sasha King</b> makes sure guests shared the #BlackBloggerMonth hashtag on Twitter to gain entrance to the event
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- Tons of people came out to support BlackEnterprise.com's first Tweet Up at 40/40 Club New York
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- One-half of the dynamic eyeglass design duo, <b>Coco & Breezy</b>, showed her support for Black Blogger Month
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- 2012 Black Blogger Month honorees <b>Christian Law</b> of Fresher Than Chris (l) and <b>Slim Jackson</b> of SingleBlackMale.org (r) strike a pose with BlackEnterprise.com's Senior Producer and Black Blogger Month Editor <b>Anslem Samuel Rocque</b>
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- Black Blogger Month 2012 honoree <b>Yoli Ouiya</b> of Yoli's Green Living is all smiles for the Tweet Up
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- SingleBlackMale.org's <b>Streetz</b> and <b>Mr. Spradley</b> network with PR Circle's <b>Chanelle Bogle</b>
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- BlackEnterprise.com's Associate Producer <b>Janell P. Hazelwood</b> shares a moment with Black Blogger Month 2012 honoree <b>Christen Rochon</b> of Divas & Dorks
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- More than a few Twitter followers came out to 40/40 Club New York to kick off Black Blogger Month in a big way
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- Black Blogger Month 2012 honoree <b>Abiola Abrams</b> of AbiolaTV shows off her spring colors and winning smile at 40/40 Club New York
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- Black Blogger Month 2012 honoree <b>Wilson Morales</b> of BlackFilm.com poses with BlackEnterprise.com Senior Producer and Black Blogger Month Editor <b>Anslem Samuel Rocque</b>
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- Social media networking transfers to the real world as bloggers, editors and tastemakers rub shoulders at 40/40 Club New York
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- PR Circle's <b>Erica Nailor</b> and <b>Chanelle Bogle</b> show off an early copy of the May 2012 issue of <em>Black Enterprise</em>, which guests walked away with in their gift bags
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- BlackEnterprise.com's digital divas team: <b>Suncear Scretchen</b>, <b>Janell P. Hazelwood</b>, <b>Janel Martinez</b> and <b>Elayne Fluker</b> are all smiles at the close of a great event <br> <br> <em><strong>Special thanks to <a href="http://brainfoodfilm.com/" target="_blank">Brain Food Films</a>, Erica Nailor and Chanelle Bogle of PR Circle, Deven Robinson and Sasha King.</strong></em>
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