Blog Posts
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Juneteenth in the Age of George Floyd
By Dr. Selika Ducksworth Lawton Contributing Writer Dr. Selika Ducksworth Lawton is currently a Professor of history at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Dr. Ducksworth-Lawton is a specialist in Twentieth-Century African American Military, National Security, and Civil Rights History. She works in the intersection of race, national security, civil rights, and protest. Her book, Honorable Men:…
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Introduction to Terry Real
Here is a query: Are you a corrective experience or are you secondary trauma? There is a meme that has gone around more than once since I’ve been on Facebook. I’d seen it before, and I always thought it was a good touchstone for how I wanted to walk in the world. It’s this: “Be…
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Doing the work with Resolve, Resilience, and Relentless Reliability
Ok, yall. We have been percolating a number of surprises for you all; time that took us away a bit, but for very good result. We need to wait for some things to firm up before we go live with it, but for now, this! Aja Romano, the interviewer, got me, and crucially for our…
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June Ask
The June Ask has presented us with a unique opportunity here at Lace on Race. Over the past few weeks, we have had a massive influx of new community members. Welcome! We are excited you are here. For those who are seasoned walkers, we have an exciting update that has been long awaited. Before we…
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Racism: The American Dream
I’m sitting in my gazebo looking out over my yard. There are big trees and flower beds. There is food for birds here – both in feeders I fill and in the fertile ground where we grow all manner of things. The birds perch on my fence for a moment as they swish and swoop…
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Hold Another Well
I wrote this after a particularly trying day. Being at the end of my third pregnancy, I am wholly tapped out some days. My children still needed me, and I was not holding them. I was clenching hard when I saw Lace taking her time, love, and attention to walk with someone who was being…
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The White Art of Misdirection
Welcome to my kitchen table. I’ve got a pot of coffee brewing, and assorted mugs for you to choose from. I also have a key lime pie but this is your warning that it is tart. We need to talk about the white art of misdirection. We are literally killing BIPOC with our designed magic…
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A Tale of Chicken Treats: Abiding with Tikka Rose
A small observation, courtesy of Tikka Rose, the Official Mascot of Lace on Race: I settling in to a session on duty with you all, and Tikka joined me on the couch. My find was focused on doing some engagement with the threads, and I could tell by her face, which was and is so…
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It’s a girl! Lace on Race welcomes its newest Sapling
In the time Marlise and I have worked together, I have grown to love her deeply. I think it shows here in this space. She, along with Claire and Danielle are the reason you see what you see, and the quality, the intention and the love shows through. Every graphic you see on the website…
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When We Demand Comfort
White violence. What images does that elicit? What circumstances come to mind? Are you included in any of them? I doubt it, simply because it takes cognitive effort to recognize how we as white people are armed with violent weapons in our every day thoughts, actions, and communications. I want to think I am different…