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Be the Bridge Podcast

Dr. Terence Lester on Breaking the Chains of Educational Injustice and on His Personal Journey of Resilience

Be the Bridge Podcast

Be the Bridge

Education

4.8779 Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Be the Bridge podcast, Dr. Terence Lester shares his journey from growing up in poverty to becoming a doctor and advocate for educational justice with host Dr. Will Gravely. He discusses the impact of redlining on education, the importance of community engagement, and the need for trauma-informed approaches in addressing social issues. Dr. Lester emphasizes the potential within impoverished communities and the importance of creating safe spaces for healing and growth. He also highlights his work with Zion's Closet, a project aimed at supporting unhoused students, and shares his hope for the future amidst societal challenges. If you need a reminder of God's faithfulness, just listen to this conversation!


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0:00.0

Be the bridge, be the bridge to the other side.

0:07.0

Well, Be the Bridge listeners, welcome to this episode of the Be The Bridge podcast.

0:12.7

For those of you that are familiar with the platform, welcome back.

0:16.6

For those of you that are engaging for the first time, we welcome you on behalf of our

0:20.5

incredible founder and leader, Let welcome you on behalf of our incredible

0:21.0

founder and leader, Letascha Morrison and our incredible team.

0:25.6

We're excited today to have a returning special guest, and it's none other than Dr. Terence

0:31.5

Lester.

0:32.9

Many of you who have been listening are very familiar with him and his work, and for those

0:36.6

of you who are joining us, you have the treat and the privilege of being exposed to his incredible work and legacy and also a couple of new projects that he has before us right now. And so Dr. Terence Lester, for our new listeners, would you like to say a few words about just who you are,

0:55.1

where you come from, and give a bit of an introduction?

0:58.6

Yeah.

1:00.3

Firstly, I just want to say, I am always grateful for the opportunity to share from my heart.

1:07.3

I counted a privilege and honor to hold this space right now with you, Dr. Gravely.

1:12.3

I have been over the years deeply inspired and impacted by your brilliance, your intellect, and

1:22.1

your bridgework. I think right now it is very critical that we maintain the posture of

1:31.9

shalom and peace and thinking creatively about how we can show up in community and I just wanted to say

1:41.3

that but man I was asked this question not too long ago about how I wanted to be remembered.

1:57.0

Largely in part because I was in the process still am grieving the loss of my father.

2:04.5

I get a chance to go and visit his grave site.

2:09.8

And on his gravestone, we put Man of Resilience, right, forever for it.

2:17.4

It's kind of like his phrase that he used to say to myself and my siblings.

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