- “The Speech — Dual Consciousness on the Presidential Stage” — Kai Chang
- “Honoring Cesar Chavez at 81” — Joseph Orosco
- “Confronting Sexual Violence” — Brownfemipower
- “Of National Lies and Racial Amnesia: Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama, and the Audacity of Truth” — Tim Wise
- “Double the Offense: Chinese Laundry and the Boston Herald Blog” — Latoya Peterson