Lace on Race

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  • Racial Equity Anti Hero: John Lennon

    Intro to Series: laceonrace.com/2021/02/04/racial-equity-anti-hero-series/ Tiffany Washington talks her shit from the backwoods of Alabama. Her work appears on Facebook because she’s already been rejected by The Root. Today in Black history……..oh no. Not this guy. But…but…but….Lemme hear it! John Lennon should have committed career suicide when he actually recorded and released the single “Woman is…

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  • Racial Equity Anti Hero: Bernie Sanders

    Intro to Series: laceonrace.com/2021/02/04/racial-equity-anti-hero-series/ Tiffany Washington talks her shit from the backwoods of Alabama. Her work appears on Facebook because she’s already been rejected by The Root. Today, in Black History, we get ready to open up Pandora’s box in the comment section. See, I know what’s going to happen: “bu…buh…Clinton!” And, because of that,…

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  • Lanes, Lines, And The Relational

    So Leonie, Alana, and I were sitting around my kitchen table, sipping Leonie’s good (and so very spicy!) ginger beer and preparing to enjoy Alana’s good roast and potatoes.  Well, not really–Alana and I are here in SoCal, and Leonie is on the East Coast, but these last few days as I have contemplated their…

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  • Racial Equity Anti Hero: Tina Fey

    Intro to Series: laceonrace.com/2021/02/04/racial-equity-anti-hero-series/ Tiffany Washington talks her shit from the backwoods of Alabama. Her work appears on Facebook because she’s already been rejected by The Root. Today in Black History, we remind you that there is a right way to do a rape joke. You see, the right way to do a rape joke…

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  • How Do We Walk In Solidarity?

    As early as two days into this messy ordeal it struck me that many of the folks I saw doing Racial Justice work with emphatic calls to PROTECT BLACK WOMEN and BELIEVE BLACK WOMEN were doing the exact opposite. Was I to subscribe to the notion that my animus towards white women should take precedence…

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  • Racial Equity Anti Hero: Susan B. Anthony

    Intro to Series: laceonrace.com/2021/02/04/racial-equity-anti-hero-series/ Tiffany Washington talks her shit from the backwoods of Alabama. Her work appears on Facebook because she’s already been rejected by The Root. Today, in Black History, we remind you that Susan B. Anthony was racist. Yes, Susan B. Anthony was racist af. “An oligarchy of wealth, where the rich govern…

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  • Racial Equity Anti Hero: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

    Intro to Series: laceonrace.com/2021/02/04/racial-equity-anti-hero-series/ Tiffany Washington talks her shit from the backwoods of Alabama. Her work appears on Facebook because she’s already been rejected by The Root. Today, in Black History, we tackle everyone’s favorite white person given an honorary black title (by who, I don’t know), the Notorious RBG, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader…

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  • This is the Work

    Dear Community: Welp.  Everything is fodder.  I invite you to hold on to the above maxim as we have a very tough and tender conversation, and I talk about my, and our, way forward after Holly’s engagement in these last few days, including in our inaugural Board post, which should have been a celebration, but…

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  • Racial Equity Anti Hero: Walt Disney

    Intro to Series: laceonrace.com/2021/02/04/racial-equity-anti-hero-series/ Tiffany Washington talks her shit from the backwoods of Alabama. Her work appears on Facebook because she’s already been rejected by The Root. Today, in Black history, we remind you that Walt Disney was rolling over in his grave when Princess and the Frog was released. Fan favorite, Walt Disney himself…

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