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Kentucky Butter Cake

February 23, 2020June 20, 2020 lievawhitbeckLeave a comment

Stacy found and requested this cake. As you can see, it went fast! https://www.smalltownwoman.com/kentucky-butter-cake/ An easy to make scrumptious butter vanilla cake with a five ingredient glaze that creates an amazing crust and soaks into the cake keeping it moist for days. • Author: Beth Pierce • Prep Time: 15 minutes • Cook Time: 50… Continue reading Kentucky Butter Cake

Whitbeck’s famous chili

February 22, 2020June 20, 2020 lievawhitbeckLeave a comment

From Christoph Whitbeck: I make this for the chili cook-off at school. I haven't won yet, but Ms. Carmen is like a really good cook and she always wins so it's not really a fair assessment. It has won "spiciest" once though. It's good stuff. Hard to get, and optional: Homemade hot sauce I get… Continue reading Whitbeck’s famous chili

Do I need to watch When They See Us?

June 5, 2019June 20, 2020 lievawhitbeckLeave a comment

On Leveraging Ego to Better Accept Criticism

March 13, 2019June 20, 2020 lievawhitbeckLeave a comment

a guest post from five-years-ago me. 2014 me. Just-turned-thirty and just-starting-to-think-about-race me. She says hi. She's proud of me, and you, and herself. She sends love.

The Beach Ball of My Racism

January 14, 2019June 20, 2020 lievawhitbeck1 Comment

Instead, as I learn more and more about race and try hard not to do racist things, people call me out on my racism more, not less. What the heck?!?

Calling In

January 14, 2019June 20, 2020 lievawhitbeckLeave a comment

The prize for being the least racist white person is you get to live in a horribly white supremacist culture that continues to hurt everyone. The prize for contributing to an anti-racist culture of learning and growth for all white people is you get to live in a better world. Competition is dumb when winning sucks.