11 - Living Racial Reconciliation - Ally and Charles Currie

Charles and Ally Currie have been purposefully living racial reconciliation since before they were married. Their journey has led them from Tennessee to Sierra Leone and back. This is an important and timely conversation about what it looks like to fight racism and live into a new vision of community. It is VERY practical in its approach. Also, these are some of Katie’s favorite people: friends who have become family. Hear their beautiful story and gain some wisdom from people who live anti-racism every day. We believe you will find them to be capable and gentle teachers.

Below you will find many of the definitions and resources referenced in today’s conversation.

Definitions

Culture
The history, values and norms that are generally understood by a group of people, whether consciously or unconsciously

Race
A social construct, a group or lineage of people who share certain distinct physical traits

Ethnicity
A race of people sharing a common culture, history or values (black/Jamaican)

Multiethnic
To embody or include more than one ethnicity

People of Color
Anyone who is not white

Prejudice
A preconceived judgment or opinion, usually based on limited information

Racism
A system of advantage based on race; prejudice plus power (POC can be prejudiced, but don’t have power to be racist)

White Supremacy
A system of racism rooted in the superiority of whiteness

White Privilege
See “Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack”, Peggy McIntosh

Racial Reconciliation
The act of members of differing racial and/or ethnic groups that were once at odds with one another confessing sin, repenting, forgiving and building a new normal together in Jesus Christ

Books and Articles

Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh

Roadmap to Reconciliation: Moving Communities into Unity, Wholeness, and Justice by Brenda Salter McNeil