231 - A Personal Journey toward Racial Righteousness and Fostering Curiosity with Singer-Songwriter Ellie Holcomb
Be the Bridge Podcast
Be the Bridge
4.8 • 779 Ratings
🗓️ 24 August 2021
⏱️ 93 minutes
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Summary
Ellie Holcomb is a singer-songwriter and author based in Nashville, TN who joins Latasha Morrison on this episode to discuss her personal journey toward racial righteousness. She shares how she started a Be the Bridge group, how this bridge-building work has impacted her life and a recent trip she took to the Grand Canyon, and about her new song called “Bridge.” Listen in and hear about the growth that can happen from listening and beauty that can come from curiosity. Be encouraged with this conversation of the power of diverse authentic community in being light and hope in this world.
Host & Executive Producer - Latasha Morrison
Senior Producer - Lauren C. Brown
Producer, Editor & Music By - Travon Potts
Transcriber - Sarah Connatser
Quotes:
“There's a current of God's love that runs deeper than our deepest ache and sorrow. And that will carry us when it feels like we can't carry on any longer.” -Ellie
“Because I think it's so easy to stay safe and comfortable with what we're familiar with. And I think actually, we're missing out when we do. And that's where I started realizing I'm like, oh my goodness. This has been my loss from not intentionally listening to my Black and Brown brothers and sisters.” -Ellie
“If you actually really start listening to the people in your life who are Black and Brown, who have had different experiences than you, you will grieve. You will grieve. If you start researching history, there will be and there should be grief.” -Ellie
But the beauty for me has become that my understanding, as we've walked through this book, as we've listened, acknowledged the truth, repented, lamented, and then started this work of rebuilding, the gospel has become wider and higher and deeper and more wonderful and more colorful, and more powerful than I ever imagined.” -Ellie
Links:Land acknowledgment in reference to the conversation around the Grand Canyon: 'Guardians Of The Grand Canyon': The Havasupai Tribe's Long Connection To The Canyon's Red Rockshttps://unitedstreettours.com/https://www.anniefdowns.com/podcast/episode-223-mike-kelsey/http://www.thenewrespects.com/https://cornertocorner.org/https://eji.org/https://ellieholcomb.lnk.to/canyon (edited)
Podcast link: https://podlink.to/BeTheBridgeSocial handles/links: Instagram: @LatashaMorrisonTwitter: @LatashaMorrisonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LatashaMMorrison/Official Hashtag: #bethebridge
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| 1:23.9 | the Grand Canyon. And I would be remiss if I did not do a land recognition for the Havasupai tribe. |
| 1:31.5 | This is one of 11 Native American tribes that are traditionally affiliated with the Grand Canyon National Park. |
| 1:38.3 | They've been living along the Grand Canyon's Tower and Red Walls of Rock for many centuries. |
| 1:45.8 | They take care of the land, |
| 1:52.7 | and they also host tourists on the West Side. I actually had an opportunity to visit their skywalk on the West Side, and I'm grateful for all the history that they have allowed us to learn |
| 2:00.0 | about their traditions and their people. |
| 2:03.0 | So we just wanted to mention that the guardians of the Grand Canyon are the Havasu tribe. |
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