273 - Confronting Buried History and Living as All God’s Children with Storyteller and Public Scholar Dr. Terence Lester
Be the Bridge Podcast with Latasha Morrison
Be the Bridge
4.9 • 774 Ratings
🗓️ 8 August 2023
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
Storyteller and public scholar, community activist and author Dr. Terence Lester invests his wealth of wisdom and stories from his own experience into the Be the Bridge community in this conversation with Latasha Morrison. Dr. Lester shares about his restorative work with Love Beyond Walls, a non-profit which is bringing true social change serving people who are experiencing homelessness in Atlanta and beyond. They talk about the disconnect the church in America has with seeing people on mission trips with dignity but not people in our own communities with that same dignity. And they have a vulnerable discussion around “the talk” that Black and Brown families in America have in their homes because of having to survive in and navigate this racialized society.
This episode of the Be the Bridge Podcast will remind you of the power one person can have in someone’s life and the power there is in truly seeing people. It also brings continued conviction that covering up history and removing access to information prevents healing, reconciliation, justice, and redemption. We hope this conversation will prompt you to allow your own historical shaping to be interrogated and empower you to be a person of peace. May the power of God at work in Dr. Lester’s life offer encouragement that God is at work in and around you as well.
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Host & Executive Producer - Latasha Morrison
Senior Producer - Lauren C. Brown
Producer, Editor, & Music - Travon Potts with Integrated Entertainment Studios
Assistant Producer & Transcriber - Sarah Connatser
Quotes:
“There are a group of people in this world that feel forgotten, and how dare I, having experienced the grace of God, not pass along that same love and support to my neighbor?” -Dr. Terence Lester
“There's a major theological problem that we have as the body of Christ that allows us to get here where we would think that poverty and sickness equates to criminality.” -Latasha Morrison
“You’ve got to get proximate to be able to serve.” -Dr. Terence Lester
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Resources:
Love Beyond Walls Website
Dr. Terence Lester’s dissertation
Homesick Documentary by Dr. Terence Lester
I See You book by Dr. Terence Lester
When We Stand book by Dr. Terence Lester
All God’s Children book by Dr. Terence Lester
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Not all views expressed in this interview reflect the values and beliefs of Latasha Morrison or the Be the Bridge organization.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | 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. |
| 0:42.2 | 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. |
| 0:54.0 | Be the Bridge community. |
| 0:56.0 | This is Latasha Morrison. |
| 0:58.4 | CEO and founder, Be the Bridge. |
| 1:00.3 | And so I'm so glad that you guys are here. |
| 1:02.7 | As I always say, I am so excited to have this guest here on the Be the Bridge podcast. |
| 1:14.3 | Some of you may have follow him. You may have seen him on, you know, Kelly Clark's show on the Today Show. You may have read about him in the newspaper. |
| 1:21.4 | You know, I'm prepping you right now. It's just like somebody that's doing some great work. |
| 1:26.8 | And the news media has lifted up the work that he's doing here in the Atlanta community. |
| 1:35.5 | I have Mr. Terrence Lester, but my brother just got his Ph.D. So we're going to put some respect on his name. |
| 1:47.2 | So I have for you, Dr. Terrence Lester, from Love Beyond Walls. |
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