Blog Posts
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Words from the Board, In Love and In Grief
Dear Lace on Race Community, As the Board of Directors for the Lace on Race Center for Racial Equity, we have horribly sad news to share with you. With deepest sorrow, we must tell you that our beloved founder and Executive Director, Lace Watkins, passed away very suddenly and unexpectedly on Thursday, February 9, 2023.…
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Being Right
I keep coming back to the Five Losing Strategies Lace introduced us to by presenting Terry Real’s work as foundational to our community. Very especially the first one: Being Right. We’re so used to living, I’M so used to living in a world where being right is how you win, not how you lose. Religion,…
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As America actively pushes back on gains in Education made by Black and Brown people, and promotes the idea that Affirmative Action is unlawful, unfair and offensive, it is clear that this fight is not over and we are in not in 2023. America still believes that WE are less smart, unqualified, and get free…
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The bricks and mortar of Lace on Race is Relational Ethics, rooted in building meaningful connections and promoting understanding, empathy, and respect. This September I have been thinking about the many ways Racism and White Supremacy fueled the South’s Massive Resistance to Desegregation in the 1950s and later. I have thought as well about the…
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Update from Our 8/19/2023 Board Meeting
The Lace on Race Center for Racial Equity Board of Directors held our most recent quarterly meeting last Saturday, August 19, on what would have been Lace’s 60th birthday, we celebrated Lace’s life over the weekend by sharing our thoughts on how she made a difference to us and to the world we see. In…
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Love from Leonie
Greetings and Salutations from team Lace! As the Interim Executive Director at Lace on Race I want to talk a little bit about the inexplicable and unexpected loss that continues to pain us. This life though, is demanding that we show up still as our very best selves.These three months have been about GRIEF (the…
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Lace Janine Watkins
Lace Janine Watkins Lacie Janine Watkins, named after her grandmother Lacie May Scott, was born to Hubert and Bobbye Watkins in Camden, Arkansas, 10 days before the March on Washington in 1963. Lace’s legacy of activism deeply embodied and was inspired by her mother, grandmother and Catherine DeBose, whom she lovingly called “Aunt Cathy”. The…
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More Information on Attending Lace’s Memorial and Celebration
Thank you so much for your patience with us as we navigate our present grief and try to discern a future path for this community and the nonprofit organization that is Lace’s legacy and our trust. A reminder that a memorial service is being held at Lace’s church, Vista La Mesa Christian Church (Disciples of…
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Remembering Lace Watkins
Every person whose lives we touch are a part of our legacy. You are a part of Lace’s legacy in a real and integral way. Her community here, her family, her friends, her colleagues, met throughout the years, we would love to hear your tributes, your testimonies, your memories, and your love for Lace here.…
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Service and Celebration for Lace Janine Watkins
Beloved Community, We have an update for you on services that are being planned to celebrate our leader Lace. A memorial service will be held at Lace’s church, Vista La Mesa Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)4210 Massachusetts AvenueLa Mesa, California 91941 at 1pm Pacific Time, on Saturday, March 25, 2023 A Zoom link will be provided…
