Blog Posts
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A Letter to Lurkers (Part 2) ~ and a Mid-November Ask
So you like to lurk in the shadows of Lace on Race, perusing the content, nodding quietly to yourself. Maybe occasionally having an aha moment and resolving to change a particular habit or practice in your own life ~ but also, disagreeing at times with the way we talk about power moves and defending (but…
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Where is the North Star in these Numbers?
~Julie Helwedge-Eberts Howdy Ya’ll, I’m Julie. Nice to officially meet you in this format. Thought I would start with a few fun facts about me – Julie Noel Helwege-Eberts (She/Her) Lace on Race Moderator (2 weeks), Leadership Team Participant (3 months) and Community Walker (6 months) Art Freak (collector) Lego Maniac (creator with instructions) Texan,…
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‘FRESH PRODUCE’ AVAILABLE AT LACE ON RACE
Hello Future Patrons and Personnel of the Lace on Race Café! As you know, the metaphorical construction of the Lace on Race Café is well underway. The details are starting to come together like the ingredients of the perfect pasta sauce. Of course, no fine dining establishment would be complete without a signature menu to…
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Sometimes Tears Are the Work
The Wednesday after the election I woke up to a watery, painful, swollen eye. It was impossible to write; I could barely stumble to the bathroom to see the damage done and boy howdy, was it bad. Bright red; swollen to a slit; glistening with tears. As someone who has worn glasses since I was…
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A Letter to Lurkers: The Flexes of Whiteness, and Yes, That Means You
This is to you lurkers. You’re here to learn. You think there’s good stuff. But engaging per the Guidelines is just not for you. It’s too scary, it’s too hard, you’re not ready, you’re too busy, or maybe you just straight up don’t wanna. You know enough. You do enough. Reading is enough. You’re getting…
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Mid-November Ask
Hi fellow walkers through rustling leaves of autumn, this is Laura. As Lace mentioned earlier today, her mother continues to have health issues, and Lace has a need to abide with her family at this time. She will still be doing her best to foster and guide our community, but we need to step up…
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Breaking Down the Barriers To True Connection
What is hope? I’ve always thought of hope as an expectation or anticipation of something (something good) that I know will come to fruition. But hope is so much bigger or broader than that, and not nearly always wrapped up in a neat and pretty bow. Hopes can be dashed or stolen. Hopes are often…
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Early November Ask
Hi LoR community – Danielle here. This week has started out differently than many of us hoped it would. There was no great blue wave turning out to save the democracy. The polls were wrong and the numbers are bleak in how close this race is turning out to be. Many feel let down by…
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I Won’t Be a Racial Equity Rip Van Winkle
Editor’s Note: Lace on Race takes no partisan positions. The views held by this commentator on the upcoming election are her own. Hey y’all. This is Laura. I’m supposed to write something to take my place in our Hope and Vision series. And this is hard for me, y’all. I’m not a chipper, buoyant, positive…
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Late October Ask
Monthly Operating Budget: $9,254/$11,000 This is Laura, letting y’all know that we are so very close to meeting our October goal. Deep thanks to those who have brought us to where we are, and deep thanks in advance to those of you who can help us over the line as we wrap up a very…