Love the works of Zora Neale Hurston, Frantz Fanon, Toni Morrison, Richard Wright, James Baldwin, Edwidge Danticat and countless other celebrated Black authors? If so, join other Black women who love to read fiction and nonfiction books written by the most notable writers of African descent. We will read classic works of the past and present, and will help each other identify talented new writers of the future. Book discussions will take place in our homes, restaurants, cafes, book stores, a …

Transmedia. For everyone involved in the transmedia space. A Place to gather, incubate & share ideas, collaborate on projects, network, fill in teams, speak, socialize, create/display work, and overall dive into the transmedia space with likeminded individuals. The entertainment industry is booming in Atlanta & The Southeast, and Transmedia is at the forefront of how content is being created and distributed across platforms. If you are: An artist writer speaker author game developer digital cont …

INTP Atlanta is a mishmash of individuals who want to have honest, direct, discussions. No topic is off limits. For people of the NT temperament, this is a place where you can relate to others and gain insight by sharing experiences. Non-NTs are more than welcome as well, whether the motivation is to learn about NTs, or wanting to engage in conversation. In response to several inquiries, an INTP is one of the sixteen MBTI personality types. INTPs make up, according to the latest stats, approxima …

Cigital, a leading consulting firm specializing in software security, has created a forum for people to share their ideas on the importance of designing, building, and maintaining secure software. Cigital Atlanta is open to information security professionals, software developers, architects, code reviewers, test personnel, or anyone interested in software security awareness. To learn more about Cigital, please visit: http://www.cigital.com/about-us/ Who is Gary McGraw?  And why is he a Software …

By day we're teachers, doctors, assistants, entrepreneurs and stay-at-home moms. By night we devour romance novels and dream of writing our own. From the sweet and innocent to the hot and spicy, we love our romances, our authors, and the worlds they create. We inhale romance novels like others inhale ice cream. Sometimes we do both. At the same time. We're writers and aspiring writers. We write short stories, blog posts, novels and letters. We're published, indie-published, self-published and n …

What if we treated depression as a rite of passage instead of a disease? There may not be a lot of support for this notion in our current mental health system, but there's a long history of well-documented cases—even within Christian mysticism—of deep, dark depressions, and “dark night of the soul" experiences leading up to profound and life-changing transformations. Depression is often regarded as a stigma is our culture, something that you should be ashamed of and hide from friends, family …

ATTENTION ALL POTENTIAL MEMBERS!! PLEASE READ OUR MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS AND THIS ENTIRE PAGE BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO JOIN ONYX!!!! TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE ATTEMPTING TO JOIN THAT DO NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS AND DO NOT CORRECTLY COMPLETE THEIR PROFILE AND/OR PICTURE!! Its All About The Swirl! If you are a single Black female or White/Latino/Asian/Indian male and are interested in forming friendships or a serious relationship, then ONYX Atlanta is for you. No more wondering if that person you "winke …

The Midtown Review book club is meets monthly in the Sandy Springs area.  For great book reviews, author interviews and more, check out our website at http://MidtownReview.com or visit us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/MidtownReview.

****Please Read**** Membership requires that you participate.  That means you attend meetups on a semi-regular basis (approx. 50% of the time).  There is no point to signing up and then never attending which happens about 75% of the time.  We are a great group and have amazing discussions. We love to meet new people - but to meet you, you have to attend!!  If you are too busy, know you won't make attending a priority, or just prefer a group to follow along online with - we are not for you!!! We …

This group is meant to help people learn about the new bitcoin digital currency, and how it can be used for consumers and businesses. What is bitcoin? Bitcoin is a new digital currency. It's different from all other currencies in that there is no central authority. For beginners, watch this video http://weusecoins.com

The Board Game USA Today Calls "Monopoly on Steroids". It's Time to Get Out of the Rat Race. What's your dream? Freedom of time? Unlimited resources to travel the world? Whatever it may be, CASHFLOW 101 teaches you how to get out of the Rat Race and onto the Fast Track, how to make your money work for you and not the other way around. CASHFLOW 101 is an educational board game that simulates real life financial strategies and situations. As a simulation, you learn valuable lessons and gain pricel …

Enjoy African American Authors?   If so, join us as we have online discussions, face to face discussions and just plain fun.  Our meetups with occur throughout Metro Atlanta.

Atlanta Pitch Dish is a grassroots grant-funding community meal for small to medium sized creative projects. Here's how it works: A group of imaginative people come together to share a meal, hear ideas and fund the one we believe in most. There's a $10 charge for dinner with $7 of each meal awarded to the grant winner while the remaining $3 goes to fund the CHOZEN AWARDS Scholarship. Everyone who purchases the meal gets one vote to determine who will receive the grant. The are no real rules. The …

My name is Evelyn T. King - Author of the Live Believe Dream Book Series. As I wrote my last two books I realized I had a responsibility to share my experience and to help others to start and finish their writing projects.

If you have a passion for writing, then this group is for you. No matter what your skill level, this group offers something for everyone looking to move forward and perfect their craft. Come write with us, learn with us and grow with us. We are, above all things, a community of writers supporting one another.

Merry meet! )0( Circle of the Spiral Moon is a teaching Wiccan-based coven for Solitary Wiccan women (ages 25 years and older). We are very eclectic and do not follow any particular tradition. Even though we have a coven degree system, it is based upon knowledge, experience, and demonstration of that experience in the Craft. No one has authority over anyone else. We occasionally celebrate the Esbats and almost always celebrate the Sabbats together. We all participate equally in our rituals. We r …

This group's purpose is to support the Indie Artist Movement by exposing a larger audience to the Arts. We encourage you to join if you are an artist or a art lover.

​​In the latest Gallup poll (page 25) 55% of Muslim men and 42% of women answered "None" to the question of which national Muslim American Organization represents you. Are you one of the majority of Muslims seeking an organization that reflects your values. Do you believe that Islam is inherently progressive, inclusive and egalitarian? Do you want to join a diverse community that reflects all races, genders, sexual orientations and sectarian affiliations? Do you want to pray in spaces where fam …

The Atlanta Small Business Roundtable is all about building business relationships.  NOTICE that word RELATIONSHIPS.  That means more than simple handing out business cards hoping someone buys something from YOU.  It's about asking how you can help someone build their business and by doing so, build your own. Educating yourself and your network of business professionals is key to a powerful BRAND! Increase Business by meeting like-minded individuals from various industries who can share ideas an …

Change your stories easily, almost by surprise. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll make friends all while playing the amazing board game, Satori, the Radical Forgiveness board game. Check out these videos for a taste of the game: 2 minute demonstration of Satori by Colin and JoAnn Tipping, authors of Radical Forgiveness http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4qAO87Dfgg 5 -minute video with clips and testimonials of the Satori game http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxuzi7kOIs8

Georgians Working Together to Preserve Liberty, Freedom, the Constitution and Limited Government WHO ARE WE Ga4Liberty is an association of like minded individuals who believe that the maximum role of Government and its officials is the protection of life, liberty, property and to provide for the common defense. We believe that our government exists at the will of the people and that in all cases, its limited authority flows from the people. We are seeking reform at all levels of government, …

Learn the secret behind branding, a success essential in today's economy. Learn what corporations have known for years. The power of personal branding to turn what you love into a living. Melissa Dawn Johnson, successful brand strategist and author of the book, Brand Me. Make Your Mark: Turn Passion into Profit (www.brandmelive.com) will break down the fundamentals of discovering your passion and getting the most for your value in any situation. Don't miss out on this free learning circle.

After belonging to other reading groups with much younger members I have come to realize that my life experiences and theirs are vastly different. Being separated by several generations means you will have a very different take on the books you read. That would be fine if the younger people were open-minded enough to consider that I may know what I'm talking about when discussing housewives from the 50's. After all, my mother was one of them. But they did not do that. They simply fed me the pa …

UX Book Club Atlanta is part of the international UX Book Club network – UX/IA/IxD professionals, students and fellow travelers who gather to discuss books related to User Experience, Information Architecture, Design, Interaction Design, Strategy, Creativity and more. Sometimes authors join us online, including John Kolko (Thoughts on Interaction Design) and Whitney Quesenbery / Kevin Brooks (Storytelling for User Experience). Follow us on Twitter; @UXBooksATL and join our GoodReads group where …

Join us every Wednesday for an evening of spiritual growth and meditation at our Satsang Meditation Program with spiritual teacher Munishwarji Walking Tall - author of The Secret Garden: Initiations in the Sanctuary of the Heart published by Gather Insignt (http://www.gatherinsight.com/shop/books/3195.html). Satsang meets every Wednesday from 7:00-8:30pm. Satsang is an ancient Sanskrit word which means "a gathering of seekers of Truth." Satsang is open to people of all spiritual traditions seeki …

Carpe Diem! My name is Joseph and I am the organizer of this Positivity Place. I stepped up to organize this group a few months ago, after the leader stepped down. We haven’t had a meeting in more than a year, but I’m planning to have one in January or February 2013 (Atlantic Station). As the COO & VP of Business Development for Incndescent Inc., I have over 20 years of coaching, management, leadership, training, sales and marketing experience. Mentored by multimillionaire John Assaraf, contribu …

An informal group for aspiring writers of all kinds. We will meet at least once a month to discuss our writing and offer each other support as we work toward achieving our goals.

Hello Book Lovers! If you enjoy keeping your mind as active as I do, then you'll want to be a member of this group! Once a month, we'll meet and discuss books that promote spiritual and personal growth! We'll review books written by authors such as Eckhart Tolle, Marianne Williamson, Abraham Hicks, Echo Bodine, Jane Roberts and much, much more! Let's get together and enjoy stimulating conversation over coffee and lounge chairs. :-) Sound Fun?? Then please join, so we can learn and enlig …