275 - Proclaiming Black Dignity and Fighting Revisionist History with Historian, Author, and Educator Jasmine Holmes

By Be the Bridge

Be the Bridge Podcast with Latasha Morrison

05/09/23·56m 42s

Historian, Author, and Educator Jasmine Holmes joins Latasha Morrison on this episode of the Be the Bridge Podcast to talk about her books, her Instagram classroom, and her own educational journey. They both share the crucial moments in their journeys of this work and how pivotal having a community of Black women has been to them.

Latasha touches on the trauma that comes from BIPOC not having pain recognized in church and not being seen or heard in predominantly white faith spaces. And together they lament the stronghold white supremacy has on the United States. They dive into the untold stories of Black missionaries and what voices are not highlighted in classical education.

As bridge builders, we can bring truth to the revisionist history happening and bring dignity to the stories often misrepresented. We can choose to lean into conversations like these and be educators and reconcilers in this current cultural climate.

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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:

“We know that anti-woke is really anti-Black.” -Latasha Morrison

“Finding the faithful stories of Black Christians who've gone before became this really empowering experience for me, a very transformative experience.” -Jasmine Holmes

“We are fighting tooth and nail not to reckon with the national sin of white supremacy.” -Jasmine Holmes

“The gospel is for everyone. But we completely leave out entire people groups when it comes to the history of the church.” -Latasha Morrison

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Resources Mentioned:

Carved in Ebony book by Jasmine Holmes

Mother to Son book by Jasmine Holmes

His Testimonies, My Heritage book edited by Kristie Anyabwile

Woke Homeschooling

Never Cast Out book by Jasmine Holmes

King Leopold’s Ghost book by Adam Hochschild

Their Eyes were Watching God book by Zora Neale Hurston

Instagram post by Jasmine about Black teachers who fought revisionist history

Reading Everybody Black Challenge