tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610937282836232507.post5778923443546832405..comments2023-07-02T00:39:02.492-07:00Comments on HOME OF THE URBAN CHAMELEON: How the Urban Chameleon Came to Be...Tickles.Tvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447009806473021323noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610937282836232507.post-59738595371199820882010-07-10T14:38:35.630-07:002010-07-10T14:38:35.630-07:00I found your site via "A Breath of Fresh Air ...I found your site via "A Breath of Fresh Air with Jon & Nkechi", which I found via Derrick Ashong's blog. I sort of had an idea about what the term "Urban Chameleon" means, but it was great to read the fleshed-out version. I'm also one of the younger folks. I can relate to a lot of the elements in this piece. Seeing our older 'sisters' and 'brothers' make it happen gives us the courage to keep going. <br /><br />Thank you for doing what you're doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610937282836232507.post-42922184959576830162009-07-29T04:55:48.036-07:002009-07-29T04:55:48.036-07:00Great piece. I'm also younger, wasnt "bus...Great piece. I'm also younger, wasnt "bused" to school for elementary school, but I can identify with many aspects of this piece.Kimberlythinkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599932308378311689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610937282836232507.post-30307599970083072922009-07-27T14:04:18.814-07:002009-07-27T14:04:18.814-07:00Great post. I can kind of relate;I'm younger s...Great post. I can kind of relate;I'm younger so I am still working to get to the level of traveling the world and shopping at Saks. I'm a 23 year old African American graduate student struggling to balance school and trying to get my foot in the door of nonprofit sector. I was raised in the hood and bused to the other side of town to go to school. I wasn't the best student but I knew that the only way I could better my life was going to college and that's what I did. Now i'm in graduate school, trying to be a better student, looking for a job in this tough economy. I have really big dreams for myself and helping my community and I hope I get to achieve them.Tasashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14012629252880050458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610937282836232507.post-18993774673929232282009-07-27T13:44:45.252-07:002009-07-27T13:44:45.252-07:00I made this same comment on JJP where I first saw ...I made this same comment on JJP where I first saw this...<br /><br />You know, it's the "seamless" part that can differentiate...<br /><br />I've got friends who can make it work, but I also have friends who DO make it work. That is, some people know how to sit in a boardroom and not make a fool of themselves while others are capable of engaging freely and without boundaries. Both groups understand the importance of turning it on and turning it off but one group can do it seamlessly and the other group has to focus...<br /><br />Not that one group is better than the other (there have been times where I am consumed with concern at how easily and quickly I turn it on and off) but there can be differences.A.Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10542810587986768786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610937282836232507.post-89826685382974625372009-05-11T14:09:00.000-07:002009-05-11T14:09:00.000-07:00Yusuf approves.Yusuf approves.Yusufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00681536137217466446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610937282836232507.post-57826449528185977522009-04-03T09:11:00.000-07:002009-04-03T09:11:00.000-07:00Here's what another friend e-mailed:Wow! Just rea...Here's what another friend e-mailed:<BR/><BR/>Wow! Just read your piece. Breath-taking and the ultimate truth!<BR/>I like all of the points referenced - culture, race, economics...I am curious if you thought of integrating that spiritual side, the side that comes from the ancestors, the side that keeps us as we face battles in the workplace, that side that propels us. We are a blessed people and for us to go from slave ships to equal citizens is quite amazing when you think about it...One force was working harder to free us than the force that was working to oppress us. Those realities are with us even as we enjoy our "equal citizenship" and continue to dream. The challenge is "What's next?" and how can we use our urban chameleon to relate to people around the world and be a light in the darkness...<BR/>I'm rambling. You got me thinking....Tickles.Tvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08447009806473021323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610937282836232507.post-16990065251289861542009-04-03T08:49:00.000-07:002009-04-03T08:49:00.000-07:00It's been really nice to see the variety of people...It's been really nice to see the variety of people that we know emailing in responses (although it would be nice if they posted comments please!!!)about how much they relate to this experience. We did go ahead and change "pumping down the street in Vitton's" to "Louboutin's" as yes I would agree that it is a more common shoe to wear. Although a girl friend of mind recently went ape shit over some Louis Vitton's at the past Barney's sample sale- hot pink Metalic. Despite her foot surgery and Barney's not having her actual shoe size she was determined to (as Tim Gunn says) MAKE IT WORK!Tickles.Tvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08447009806473021323noreply@blogger.com