240 - Wrong Lanes have Right Turns: A Pardoned Man's Escape from the School-to-Prison Pipeline and What We Can Do to Dismantle It with Pastor Michael Phillips

Be the Bridge Podcast with Latasha Morrison

Be the Bridge

Education

4.9 • 774 Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2022

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

If you need to hear the story of a miracle to encourage your faith and to persevere in the work of justice, listen to this interview with Pastor Michael Phillips as he shares his incredible journey of escaping the school-to-prison pipeline. He and Be the Bridge founder and podcast host Latasha Morrison discuss the reality and injustice of the school-to-prison pipeline, the brokenness of our legal system, and the history of our public education system. They dive into the roots of these systems and the way to work toward restorative justice for all. Be empowered to be part of the solution by this thought-provoking conversation.

Host & Executive Producer - Latasha Morrison
Senior Producer - Lauren C. Brown
Producer, Editor & Music By - Travon Potts
Transcriber - Sarah Connatser

Quotes:

“We often penalize people for what they do at the expense of who they are.” -Michael Phillips

“We see what people do without understanding why. And we judge the what without any information of why.” -Michael Phillips

“It's hard to become what you never see. But it's very easy to become what you're always exposed to.” -Michael Phillips

“2.3 million people are incarcerated in the U.S. And 74% of them that are held in jail, are not convicted of a crime yet.” -Michael Phillips

“What the pandemic uncovered was the pre-pandemic inequities that always existed.” -Michael Phillips

“For somebody to win doesn't mean you have to lose.” -Michael Phillips

“People don't really understand what restoration and reconciliation is. And if anyone should understand it's the people of God, it's the people of faith.” -Latasha Morrison

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Pastor Michael Phillips: michaelphillips.info/
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  twitter.com/OfficialMP74Michael Phillips’ article The Spirit of Justice: churchgrowthmagazine.com/the-spirit-of-justice/

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0:00.0	Be the Bridge, be the bridge, be the bridge.
0:01.4	You are listening to the Be The Bridge podcast with Latasha Morrison.
0:06.1	What are you guys doing today?
0:08.7	It's exciting.
0:09.5	Each week, Be the Bridge podcast tackles subjects related to race and culture with the goal of bringing understanding.
0:17.0	But I'm going to do it in the spirit of love.
0:19.5	We believe understanding can move us toward racial healing, racial equity, and racial unity.
0:25.1	Latasha Morrison is the founder of Be the Bridge,
0:28.2	which is an organization responding to racial brokenness and systemic injustice in our world.
0:34.0	This podcast is an extension of our vision to make sure people are no longer conditioned by a racialized society but grounded in truth.
0:42.1	If you have not hit the subscribe button, please do so now.
0:45.6	Without further ado, let's begin today's podcast.
0:48.9	Oh, and stick around for some important information at the end.
0:53.5	I am so excited my B the Bridge community, as I would say, my Be the Bridgers, to have a
1:03.0	phenomenal leader.
1:05.0	I want to introduce you.
1:06.7	Some of you may have heard of him, but if you haven't, I want to introduce you to Pastor Michael Phillips.
1:14.8	He is, like I said, a pastor.
1:16.7	He's a thought leader.
1:17.6	And he's also the chief engagement and fulfillment officer for the TDJX Foundation.
1:24.6	Michael has an incredible story of escaping the school to prison pipeline and reinventing himself
1:30.3	as a pastor, education reform advocate, which he shares in his up-and-coming book, which is out now.
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