Black Podcasting Awards Winners 2026

Press Release · Olympia WA, United States · via Black Podcasting Awards ·

Black Podcasting Awards (BPAwards) closed out its seventh season last weekend, honoring the best in Black podcasting during its private 2026 Winners Reveal & Speeches event, held online this year. The special occasion celebrated 66 award wins across 57 categories, earned by one legendary podcaster and 44 podcasts, spanning comedy, true crime, business, faith, and everything in between.

The season’s highest honor, the Legend Award, went to Kevin Y. Brown. Voted on by both the community and the BPAwards VIP judging panel, the Legend Award recognizes a visionary whose creativity and consistency helped build the path Black podcasters walk today. Brown has spent years connecting creators, entrepreneurs, and industry voices throughout the diaspora and across the African continent, and his win rounds out the 2026 season with a tribute to the kind of long-term, community-first work BPAwards was built to celebrate. Connect with Kevin on LinkedIn.

Five podcasts led the night on the strength of repeat wins. Echoes and Footprints surprised everyone making history with a sweep of six category wins: Best Culture Podcast, Best Documentary Podcast, Best Education Podcast, Best History Podcast, Best Indie Podcast, and Best Travel Podcast. Four podcasts tied for second with three wins each. Yahweh’s Money® : The Crossroads of Religion & Money took Best Branded Podcast, Best Christian Podcast, and Best Finance Podcast. The Good Edit Unfiltered | Bravo, Love Island USA & MAFS Recaps won Best Daily Podcast, Best Original Music, and Best Producer. And A Little Bit A Lot took Best Episode of the Year and Best Solo Host, then shared Podcaster of the Year with The Secret Life of TK Dutes for its third win of the night. Sista Brunch rounded out the group, winning Best Guest Appearance and then taking both the Listener Vote and the VIP Vote for Best Podcast Cover Art.

With the 2026 season now closed out, BPAwards is already looking ahead. Applications for the 2027 Black Podcasting Awards are open now through August 1, 2027 at apply.BlackPodAwards.com. The organization encourages every Black podcaster, new or established, to start thinking about submitting their best work.

ABOUT BLACK PODCASTING AWARDS
Black Podcasting Awards (BPAwards) celebrates, spotlights, and bolsters Black podcasts for more wins and successes. Now in its seventh season, it achieves this primarily by producing an annual awards program and ceremony. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Full list of 2026 Black Podcasting Award Winners

66 award wins across 57 categories, earned by one person and 44 podcasts

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About Black Podcasting Awards

Black Podcasting Awards (BPAwards) celebrates, spotlights, and bolsters Black podcasts for more wins and successes. It achieves this primarily by producing an annual awards program and ceremony. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

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