We are a community of transplants without loved ones nearby who encourage and support one another in our journeys of career, faith, life and relationships. Being in a town full of people who are all seeking something, whether it be fame, fortune, opportunity, recognition, or success, face many challenges in this town very different from back home. And while none of us have all the answers, we can rely on each other for a listening ear, a hug, inspiration or even a word of encouragement. As a gro …

PAAC (Parents of African American Children); a network of families of African American heritage or interest in San Fernando Valley has expanded their group to include families in Santa Clarita.  The PAAC group meets several times a month for various social and recreational activities to provide opportunities for their children to meet other African American children for the purpose of building friendships with peers who share a common cultural heritage. PAAC also provides parent to parent suppor …

Outdoor Afro is a social community that reconnects African-Americans with natural spaces and one another through recreational activities such as camping, hiking, biking, birding, fishing, gardening, skiing — and more! Outdoor Afro disrupts the false perception that black people do not have a relationship with nature. We remember our history in nature, leverage social media, and support relevant local leadership to create interest communities, events, and partnerships that support diverse partici …

Calling all BMi's! This is a group for African American mommies (or mommies of African American children) with babies from newborn - 18 months-ish. Let's get together for affordable activities in Long Beach and surrounding areas, like going to storytime at the library, having barbecues at the beach, and play dates at parks or in our homes. We can also have events just the ladies, like moms night-out, movies, dinner… and anything else that looks like fun!

I feel that we African-American/ multi-racial adults and children need natural options for our hair. This is a regular meeting workshop/seminar for adults  to talk about products, regimins, feelings/expereinces about having and wanting to transition to natural hair. We will have different topics every three months.  The workshop is $2 per entire family group in order to pay for ), provided snacks/drinks, Meet-up costs,  copies provided etc. You may visit my blog at http://curlssetfree.wordpress. …

This group was designed for those that want to embrace the natural state of their hair. It takes a beautiful confidence to wear your hair out, but it can get lonely without any support. Although there are websites out there I thought it was time to get some local people together to talk nappy to each other.

Mom to mompreneur? Mompreneur = a creative mom who is raising children while at the same time trying to start their own business (or already has), create a new product, or has some other idea they are trying to get off the ground. If that is you, this is a place to connect with like-minded moms to inspire and encourage each other, share resources, laugh or cry, and pass along your experiences (or hear someone else’s). We will meet for a moms only lunch, and in the evenings without the kids if ne …

Women wear many hats in society with our family, friends and professional lives. With life tugging in multiple directions, we need to RELAX,RELATE & RELEASE-JUST EXHALE! If you are a progressive, open-minded African-American woman seeking spiritual and literary enrichment as well as a sense of family and community, then this is the group for you. We meet once per month at our members homes or other venues. All backgrounds and personalities are welcome to join! Relax, Relate, & Release! Tanysh …

Come explore the delicious, relatively unknown world of African American-made wines.  Among the 6,000 plus winemakers in the US today, only about 22 are black Americans.  Most of these wineries are small, family-owned enterprises that might fly under your radar, and that's too bad, because some have been winning awards and nods from the likes of Wine Spectator and Wine Advocate for a while now. Many of these wineries are so small they don't even have tasting rooms, but you can taste them at Wine …

Black Professionals FOODIE Group - A group for FOODIES who LOVE, KNOW and APPRECIATE Great Food & Wine and want to connect with others who feel the same! Perhaps your family and current group of friends don't quite get your Passion for food? Are you interested in meeting other foodies in your age range who love trying new restaurants and recipes as much as you do? If you can relate to all of the above, we're the meet up group for you! How we operate is Simple! Click on the Suggest Tab on our sit …

I was founder and President of The Nubian Queens Book Club for 10 years in Riverside. I am an avid reader of African American literature and would love like females to join the book club. The Nubian Queens Book Club's motto is to read, relate and relax in sisterhood. We start each meeting with a prayer, then continue with a good news segment then the book discussion. The good news segment is anything wonderful that has happened to you or your family that you would like to share. During the book …

If you are an adoptee who has located your birth family (mother, father, siblings, etc.) and have become reintegrated with one or more members of your biological family, then this is the group for you! There are quite a few support groups around for those adoptees searching for their birth family, adoptees who have found brick walls blocking them from contacting their birth families, adoptees that have found gravestones at the end of their search, and adoptees who have found their birth fami …

Fabulous Traveling Girlfriends Meetup is a fun, friendly, social based travel group of women from all over the Inland Empire, who enjoy traveling locally and abroad. We are an  ACTIVE, diverse community of vibrant women that are serious about travel. Our membership comprises of women who are single, married, or divorced, even single moms; of all ages. Besides traveling together, we like to socialize. We enjoy brunch, movies, plays, comedy, 5K Walk/Runs and so much more! Members also host events …

Black Skeptics Los Angeles (BSLA) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to providing Humanist public education, media representation, and cultural resources for African American non-believers and their allies.  BSLA’s programming and initiatives seek to promote greater awareness and understanding of African American secular humanist, freethought, and atheist traditions, beliefs and practices in Los Angeles communities of color and beyond.  Since 2010, BSLA has hosted roundtables on secul …