Introducing: A Breach Repairer's Song

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Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University

Society & Culture, Audiodoc, Radio, Documentary, Stories

4.9 • 11K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Sharing an episode from a series we think many of our listeners will like to hear. Reverend William Barber II and Yara Allen discuss how music intertwines with social movements, focusing on the contributions of theomusicology and Repairers of the Breach’s journey, alongside the Moral Mondays initiative. Their conversation highlights personal stories, regional influences, and the unifying power of protest music, showcasing music as a profound force for addressing social injustices and personal struggles.

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0:00.0	In a divided world, music has the power to bring people together.
0:05.2	This is John. You may remember in our Freedom Summer episode from season four,
0:10.2	we heard about the indispensable role of songs and singing in the civil rights movement.
0:16.1	In that spirit, the new podcast, a breach repairer's song,
0:21.4	uncovers the harmonies of repair and reconciliation.
0:25.8	Hosted by Yara Allen and Reverend Dr. William J. Barber the second,
0:31.4	yes, that William Barber, the show explores the transformative power of song,
0:39.0	activism, and justice.
0:41.7	Today we're sharing episode one.
0:49.0	If you like what you hear, search for a breach repairer's song and follow the show for more episodes.
0:53.0	Everybody has a right.
0:56.3	Everybody's got a little light under the sun. Everybody.
0:57.1	Everybody.
0:58.1	Not just some people, and we say that, don't we?
0:59.4	Everybody has a right, you know, to food.
1:03.5	Everybody has a right.
1:04.4	But everybody has a little light.
1:06.4	Under the sun.
1:07.4	Right.
1:08.4	Nobody should be constantly pushed into the darkness. And we fight against that in the sun. Right. Right. Nobody should be constantly pushed into the darkness, and we fight against
1:12.2	that in the movement.
1:21.7	Join us to uncover the harmonies of repair and reconciliation born from activism through music.
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