Blog Posts
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Racial Equity Anti Hero: Lady Gaga
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 discuss your typical well meaning ‘ally.’Lady Gaga, a prominent supporter of the LGBTQ community….so much so that she equated being gay to being…
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Racial Equity Anti Hero: Gloria Steinem
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 ask for a show of hands from anyone who thought I was playing around this entire time. Come to the carpet, Miss Gloria…
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Words from the Board
Dear Friends and Fellow Walkers at Lace on Race, We are thrilled to be addressing you as the first Board of Directors for the Lace on Race Center for Racial Equity. As Lace has said, we recognize that the entire nonprofit industry is, by design, racist and classist: in the money needed to file for…
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Bylaws for the Lace on Race Center for Racial Equity
Documents are living. On Jan 12th, we received the incorporation papers that birthed the Lace On Race Center for Racial Equity. Eighteen days later, we had a christening of sorts. The inaugural Board of LORCRE convened and officially named and held our baby to the light. This organization lives. After a three year gestation. My…
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Racial Equity Anti Hero: Justin Timberlake
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. See, I was going to call him out before the Super Bowl, but the spirit of my ancestors tapped me on the shoulder and said “no, my child:…
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Racial Equity Anti Hero: John F Kennedy
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 honor the man, the legend…white savior extraordinaire…John ‘F my black friends when they step out of line’ Kennedy. Sammie Davis Jr. loved JFK.…
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Racial Equity Anti Hero: Lady Bird Johnson
Intro to the 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 celebrate white tears and their impact on our lives. Lady Bird “Miss Millie” Johnson gave us a perfect example of the power…
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Racial Equity Anti Hero Series
At Lace on Race, we feel that, particularly during Black History Month, that it is crucial to tell the full story of the Black Experience. Because of systemic, institutional, and sometimes very personal racism and white supremacy, our stories are linked to those of white people for good or ill. A former friend of mine,…
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Racial Equity Anti Heros: Meryl Streep
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 learn how to make our feminism as white as the skin on Donald Trump’s bikini line, courtesy of Meryl Streep. First, you reference all of us “being…
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To the other 337 days
For those of you who were wondering, no. There was no way I was going to let the very first day of Black History Month go by without note. Although I must admit to something perhaps controversial: I am of dual mind about Black History Month. No question that I love the discrete parts; the…