Yes, I support U people. I def want to support you sistas so you can continue to make it happen. So I will Dona my fee,when I get paid tho. Free mix cds every month  makes it all worth it. Thanks for the short free vlog concert.

Happy New Year to you all!

NEW YEAR!!!

...I don't give Gloria her props, but she definitely deserves them.  She does some good work...seems so warm and witty.

I like the music of that last artiste on the second vlog.  Where can I buy her stuff?

Thanks once more for a great look into your life and passion. All the best to you both for a great new year, and a great new year together :)

I wish I was there, it looked like fun. and Hanifah was wearing a beaver cafe shirt!

I have a u people moment I think i should share. A couple of weeks ago I went to our hair cutter's with my mom and sister. Our hair cutter started saying how people have certain tendencies and behaviors depending on their color. He was saying how you couldn't trust black people and they were violent and that asian people all had been though so much and needed to be rewarded....which came out as the true reason for why he gave us free haircuts and dye jobs even though it makes us feel uncomfortable...I mean come on, if we don't want it they why? There is just no respect. My sister and I argued with him and he just kept on spewing racist crap until we left.

"So put me on a plane, and fly me to anywhere...with you"-Augustana

The conversation with Jamel in episode #8 started out a little awkward, but I definitely found myself saying "me too" as he progressed. Growing up biracial, I definitely had those same experiences around the same age.

I remember my mom coming to parents' day when I was in grade school and, as the parents congregated, someone asked: which one's your mom? No one ever really talked about it again--mainly because my mom bought everyone at our lunch table ice cream everytime she visited, thus ensuring her popularity--but I remember the realization that people didn't look at her and automatically see me as her child, as being very, very painful to deal with at such a young age.

It's powerful to remember that none of our experiences, however, isolating they feel is unique--someone, somewhere shares your path.

Pecola, I think your statement is exactly why its so great to have this vlog - to show through the power of sharing, that we are not alone. Its not about race, sexuality, gender, religion, color of your hair, your size, or any of a million other things that people use to separate us.

The phenomenon of "the other" is something that many of us experience daily. And its great to be able to show evidence of it through this vlog to a wide audience.

I have to respond to the statement that Jamel made that Obama cannot be elected as president because that would cause the white "establishment" to say that there is no longer any racism. I respect his opinion, but I have to say I disagree with his conclusion. Right now, you have people who may believe that there is no racism, and you may have other people who are very aware that there is racism. That knowledge alone doesn't alleviate injustices, and inequalities from occurring. Just sitting there and saying "racism exists" doesn't alleviate racism. The act of having someone elected President who happens to be black is a more powerful statement about the growth of the citizens of the country, than not having a President who is black. It doesn't mean that suddenly there will be the thought that there is no racism, just as much as having Bush as President has made us believe that there are no stupid people in the country. If anything, it brought the issue to a head! You have to think about where the power lies, and where the growth occurs. And seeing how he unites people of all ethnic backgrounds, genders and sexualities - moreso than any other candidate I've seen so far, is a powerful thing, that for me, an independent American of African descent, is enough to give him my support.

Great vlog - thanks for providing us the opportunity for this type of discourse!!

You guys are too cute for words:)

I usually only comment when I want to rant and maybe make a point or two (unless I end up going on and on...haha), but I have to just praise both of you. You two are so dynamic and beautiful. I love your laughter and joy, but the fact that you are empowering others by bringing the collective individuals perspective to all "us people" is even more encouraging. You also do a great job of shattering stereotypes by being yourselves and asking for people's sincerety when they tell their stories. I also have to say as a white person, I am very aware of how few minorities are represented in our community, and I am loving the diversity on your show. I suppose as a lesbian woman, equality means so much to me all around, and although I will never completely understand the racial minority experience (because I am white), I am so empowered to see empowered minorities. As the African American feminist, bell hooks, stressed, oppression is oppression and all oppressed people must come together to create change. It means a lot to me, and I hope you stick around. You're vlog is more entertaining and positive than the L Word will ever be.

I love U people!!! Love Gloria's face thru much of the interview with dude on the couch, her reactions: Priceless.

 

Check out the song i put together at myspace.com/guerillasinourmidst

I had you all in mind when i wrote it!

Thanks for showing me love in advance!

 

I couldn't make the concert, but I'm about to check it out on the site.  I'm feelin' all the technology! Another great vlog. Keep em comin...

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