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There is not much more beautiful than a woman who knows her mind, follows her heart and speaks her truth.

I met dozens of such women this weekend at Blogalicious, a blogging conference for women of color. It was an impressive rainbow.

First, the organizers: They did a great job of pulling off a first and of creating a space that was about growth and truth, while addressing the messy and somewhat complicated business that blogging can be.

They are the Mamas of MamaLaw . They’re attorneys by profession and awesome by nature, let me tell you.

Before I left for Atlanta a friend e-mailed me to say I was one lucky chica because I would meet a favorite of hers — Karen Walrond of Chookooloonks. Indeed, she was mind-blowing and her blog is a visual dish of delight and peace.

Karen’s upcoming book is “The Beauty of Different’‘ and when she spoke at Blogalicious, she said to us: “That something different, actually is our superpower.”

She had us laughing, and thinking. She will do the same for you.

Denene Millner and I spoke on the telephone on bloggy matters a few weeks ago and we instantly connected. So, it was my delight to meet her in person. During the closing session, she read an essay about her mom, who passed away, and had us crying from the first sentence.

Denene is a former reporter, a popular author and ghost writer who blogs at MyBrownBaby and also at Parenting.com. Go meet her.

I saw this tall, beautiful woman across the room just before a break-out session started. She was in a black dress and a huge multi-string of white pearl beads. I had to go over and tell her she was somethin’ somethin.’ And, then I learned her blog name was The Broke Socialite. Let me tell you, there ain’t nothing that looks broke about Shameeka Ayers.

Stefania Pomponi Butler, author of City Mama and Kimchi Mamas, kicked off Blogalicious with a reading of a post she wrote a couple of years ago asking marketers why they don’t seek out women of color in the same way they work with white bloggers. That post, and Kimchi Mamas helped inspire the birth of Tiki Tiki, by the way, so imagine my joy at getting to shake her hand.

I am exactly twice the age of Corvida Raven, which freaked me out a little. If I could grab all she knows and combine it with all I think I know (at 42), wow, would I be one powerful woman.  If you’re into tech, net, geek, stuff, she’s the one to follow and read.

There will be more on these pages about the awesome Latinas of Blogalicious on posts later this week, and more about the panel I was on (The Pitfalls and Possibilities of You on the Net) over at Bilingual in the Boonies.

In the meantime, visit these women. You will be richly rewarded.

And, get ready for next year. Blogalicious 2010 will be in Miami. Babalu!

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