The third annual Blogging While Brown Conference stars today and runs through tomorrow at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington DC. This conference for bloggers of color started in 2008 and its purpose according to the website is to facilitate conversations that lead to collaboration and innovation among bloggers of color, African American bloggers in particular.
Emphasis is placed on stimulating interaction between the attendees. All conference activities and events are aimed at fostering a shared experience which forms the basis of new relationships or strengthens relationships already in existence. Those relationships then form the basis of collaborations. Technology is important. The relationship between the attendees is more important.
For the most part, the Afrosphere has some blogs and bloggers who have gotten attention, but not to the extent our white counterparts do.
This conference is our way to nurture the growth of the Afrosphere, meet each other face to face, and explore ways to forge working relationships amongst each other.
This is one I would love to attend, but haven't been able to do so for various reasons.
Well, maybe next year.
Best of luck and hope this third edition of the Blogging While Brown Conference is just as successful as the previous editions.
