Blog Posts
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On Cross Racial Friendships
When we are ready, and I hope it’s sooner rather than later, we need to have a candid conversation on cross cultural relationships and what white women demand and feel entitled to from people of color. We are not there yet, but we need to be. That means you all need to have the skills…
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Early February Ask
As you all know, for various reasons, we do our best to keep our Asks to a minimun. We are committed to that. We are also committed to insuring the health and sustainability of this space, to continue to pay for contributors, and to honor the efforts of our Admin staff. Last month we fell…
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On The Subject Of Book Learnin’-There Are No Orange Trees on Amazon.com
One of the participants at GameSchoolCon asked for books that she could read to begin her journey as a fledgling, and tender person just beginning her walk toward racial justice. I hesitated. Not because there are no books that could jump start her process, arguably there are some. The main reason I hesitated was because…
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The Other 337 Days
As we know, GameSchoolCon coincided with the start of Black History Month! I was immersed all weekend at GSC, but this week I am ready to remember with full intention. I wrote the essay, found below,a response. What are you doing with your curriculums, gaming, soft skills, or workplace, congregations, neighbors and family; what are…
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January Wrap Up
Our final numbers for meeting January basic budget fell slightly short of goal. Recognizing winter seasons can be tighter, we hope you are ready to help us transition to some exciting changes here at Lace on Race! From your Admin Team We have changed our home page for both ease of navigation and to highlight…
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Lace on Race at GameSchoolCon–Living In The Generations
(This is crossposted to GameSchoolCon, a partner with Lace on Race, and is part of our Educational focus for February. We are focusing here on the educational part, but for those of us in the LoR community, I invite you to do what we almost always do, which is to pivot to race. So read…
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What a February! Buckle Up!
To kick February off right, Lace on Race is at the GameSchoolCon in Irvine, which is led under the steady hand of Sasha, one of our community members! I love GameSchoolCon, not least for its commitment to what I call an effortless ethos of inclusion, but also for reminding us all that living in a…
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An Update, and a Quiet Ask
We at Lace on Race promised you we would begin giving you updates on our funding goals, and how well or concerningly we have been doing during any given week, month, and overall for the year. It’s important that you all know this information, because you are a part of this community, and that includes…
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Bruised Oranges Matter Too
I shared this meme, and my commentary, on my personal page today: So you won’t have to immediately click through to see my whole commentary, I will include it here below. “Our stories may never get picked up by Lifetime or Oprah, but we still matter. For some of us, what looks mediocre to the…
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The Selling of Martin Luther King
This is a reprint of an article I wrote nine years ago for a San Diego progressive paper, The OB Rag, in which I decried the distortion of the legacies of the man we honor this weekend. It’s still relevant. Unfortunately, if anything, it’s even more so, with both corporations, and even more troubling those…