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About Lyric

FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING

Lyric Wardlow is a speaker, activist, mentor, and graphic designer. She is also creator and leader of the Untangled: A Discovery into Black Hair workshops, dedicated to identifying and deconstructing Black hair myths and misconceptions.

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As a child, Lyric experienced chronic homelessness with her single mother. At eighteen, she was the GED Keynote speaker for Goodwill Industries’ GED Graduates Program. She has worked in the Texas state capitol as a lobbyist’s assistant.

 

Today, she consults with legislators and nonprofit leadership on local, statewide, and national levels as an expert advocate for Black girls and people experiencing homelessness.
 

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[LBJ Future Forum] The Hidden Homeless in Austin: Children and Families
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TheLBJLibrary

[LBJ Future Forum] The Hidden Homeless in Austin: Children and Families

On Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, the LBJ Future Forum convened a discussion about the families and children in Austin who are experiencing homelessness. Our panelists included: - Susan McDowell, Chief Executive Officer, LifeWorks - Matthew Mollica, Executive Director, Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO) - Lyric Wardlow, Homelessness advisor, member of the Homelessness Advisory Committee of Austin (HACA) and ECHO's Membership Council - Kelly Soucy, Director of Student Emergency Services, The University of Texas at Austin - Moderator: Jo Kathryn Quinn, President and CEO, Caritas of Austin The Future Forum is the LBJ Presidential Library's public policy group. Learn more: http://www.lbjfutureforum.org
Fiercely Focused | Austin Youth Collective (AYC)
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Ending Community Homelessness Coalition - ECHO

Fiercely Focused | Austin Youth Collective (AYC)

Lived expertise of homelessness is key to the Austin Youth Collective's identity and mission. Formed in 2018, the ever-changing group of young adults provides input, feedback, and perspective to groups like ECHO and LifeWorks to inform and guide programs that serve people experiencing homelessness. As current member Mesha Fox puts it: "No one knows what somebody needs on the streets better than somebody who's been on the streets." For Homeless Youth Awareness Month in November, AYC's current members partnered with ECHO to produce, shoot, write, and edit this video, showcasing why they're Fiercely Focused on ending homelessness. Visit austinyouthcollective.org to learn more about authentically engaging people with lived expertise.
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