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Pass The Mic

“When We Stand” with Terence Lester

Pass The Mic

The Witness

Christianity, Society & Culture, Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality

4.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Our guest today is a courageous voice for justice for those whom we often forgotten about. Tyler invites Terence Lester onto the podcast for a conversation about his powerful new book “When We Stand”, a book on the power of seeking justice together.  Terence Lester is an activist, writer, storyteller, and community leader. He is known for nationwide campaigns that bring awareness to issues surrounding homelessness, poverty, and economic inequality. His awareness campaigns have been featured on MLK50, CNN, Good Morning America, TVONE, Creative Mornings, USA Today, NBC, AJC, Black Enterprise, Rolling Out, Upworthy, and have been viewed by millions of people worldwide. In 2018, Terence led the March Against Poverty as he walked from Atlanta to Memphis (386 miles). He finished the march and spoke at the historic Lorraine Motel for the 50th Anniversary of MLK’s assassination. In 2013, Terence founded the non-profit “Love Beyond Walls” and has helped hundreds of individuals experiencing homelessness and poverty to rebuild their lives. In 2019, Terence launched the first museum in the U.S. representing homelessness out of a shipping container called Dignity Museum. Terence has written six books, and his new book, “When We Stand: The Power Of Seeking Justice Together,” released May 18, 2021, with InterVarsity Press. He also holds four degrees and is working towards his Ph.D. at Union Institute & University in Public Policy & Social Change. Pick up “When We Stand” today! https://www.ivpress.com/when-we-stand Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Well greetings and God bless. Welcome to another episode of past the Mike dynamic voices for a

0:17.6

diverse church powered by the witness a black Christian collective on your host Tyler Burns. You

0:22.3

can follow me on Twitter and Instagram at Burns clan follow at your own risk. And I'm riding

0:28.6

solo today because we have an awesome guest. I have been ready and willing and eager to interview

0:35.1

this guest for a long time. He was doing phenomenal work. Of course, I'm speaking of our guest

0:40.6

Mr. Tara's Lester. Tara, how are you doing today, sir? Man, I'm doing amazing. It's great to be

0:46.8

here with you, man. I'm looking forward to our discussion and yeah, just thank you for having me.

0:52.4

Okay, now I got to read your bio because like I was saying beforehand, I was like, man,

0:57.7

this brother has done some incredible stuff and you're so humble. I wouldn't know that you had

1:02.4

done any of these things, but it's clear you're doing amazing work. So Tara's Lester is a speaker,

1:08.3

activist, author, and thought leader in the realm of systemic poverty. He's known for nationwide

1:14.0

campaigns that bring awareness to issues surrounding homelessness, poverty, and economic inequality.

1:20.8

In 2018, Terrence led the march against poverty as he walked from Atlanta to Memphis. That is 386 miles

1:27.4

y'all. 386 miles. He finished the march and spoke at the historic Lorraine Motel for the 50th

1:32.8

anniversary of M.O.K.'s assassination. He founded the nonprofit Love Beyond Walls in 2013. It's

1:38.9

probably how many of you are familiar with him. He's helped hundreds of individuals experience,

1:44.0

experiencing homelessness and poverty to rebuild their lives. And in 2019, he launched the first

1:50.3

museum in the U.S. representing homelessness and out of a shipping container called the Dignity

1:57.3

Museum. And we're not even really talking about the four or five or seven degrees that you have

2:03.6

and all the incredible speaking opportunities. We're talking about your book, okay? And this

2:09.6

book is entitled When We Stand, The Power of Seeking Justice Together. And I got the early copy,

2:15.6

so it looks a little bit different. Everybody in Able, favorite, fair. Also, I want to let you know,

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