• LaWanda Amaker, Founder of L.A. Beaute Beat and Media Mingle - http://www.labeautybeat.com and http://twitter.com/labeautybeat;
• Monica Byrd, Founder of Fashionista Flea Market, Pregginista, and Charm Chat, and DC Women's Style Examiner - http://thecharmchat.com and http://twitter.com/charmchat;
• Kelly Collis, Founder of City Shop Girl - www.cityshopgirl.com and http://twitter.com/cityshopgirl;
• Glory Edim, Founder of I Hate My 9 to 5 blog - http://ihatemy9to5.com and http://twitter.com/ihm9to5;
• Sheena D. Franklin, Founder/CEO of Bella Bush - www.bella-blush.com, 
  www.lingerie-aficionado.com, and http://twitter.com/bellabush;
• Aisha Massac, Esthetician, Makeup Artist, and Founder of I.C. Faces - http://www.ic-faces.com and http://twitter.com/ICFaces;

• Courtney Powell, founder of ThinkandGrowChick.com - http://thinkandgrowchick.com and http://twitter.com/thinkngrowchick;

• Laquita Thomas-Banks, Founder of All Naptural blog and DC Natural Hair Examiner - http://allnaptural.blogspot.com and http://twitter.com/Laquita33; and
• Dana Williams-Johnson, Founder of The Art of Accessories - www.theartofaccessories.com and http://twitter.com/theaofa.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT EVENT LOCATION:  Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G Street, NW, Washington, DC is located one block from Metro Center/Blue-Orange-Red Line Station and across the street from the Gallery Place Metro/Red-Green-Yellow Line Station. The Library does NOT offer parking. Parking near the Library is a a little CHALLENGING. So plan to spend some time finding a parking spot.

Also, Room A-10 at the Library is a bit tricky to find. Make sure you ask the security guard for directions before you enter the Library. You can reach Room A-10 by entering a door near the security guard at the entrance of the Library. Signage for the focus group will be posted.

Additional Event:  Join Digital Sisterhood Radio's December 13th episode at 9:00 pm EST on how women in social media discuss fashion, beauty, hair, and lifestyles. Click on the link to register for the FREE event: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/750759542. 

Feel free to use the Twitter hashtag #Digitalsisterhood to chat about the event and panelists.

If you are planning to participate in the call, please complete the online survey about women and social media. and release statement.  The release statement gives Ananda permission to use information shared during the event as research for her Digital Sisterhood book (December 2011).

Ananda has been developing content and conducting research on women in social media since 2008.  She has used her Talkshoe.com radio shows (Sisterhood the Blog Radio and BAP Living Radio), BAP Living social networking site, Ananda Leeke TV on YouTube, DC Social Media Examiner column, and blog to feature and capture her research on women in social media.  This information will be included in her Digital Sisterhood book.

SUPPORT ANANDA'S KICKSTARTER.COM DIGITAL SISTERHOOD  BOOK PROJECT FUNDRAISER:

Ananda is using Kickstarter.com to raise money  for the publication of her Digital Sisterhood book.  Click on the link to support her efforts with a donation of $1-$25 by December 23:  http://kck.st/avHVlu. Thank you in advance for your support!

Ananda's books That Which Awakens Me: A Creative Woman’s Poetic Memoir of Self-Discovery (includes several reflections and poems about Sisterhood the Blog, women in social media, and tips on how authors can use social media) and Love’s Troubadours – Karma: Book One are available on Amazon.com.

Visit www. anandaleeke.com or http://authoranandaleeke.wordpress.com to learn more about Ananda.  Follow her on Twitter too.

Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library
901 G Street, NW, MLK Room A-10
Washington, DC
District Of Columbia

Sunday, December 12, 2010 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM (ET)

Ananda Leeke