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Talking about issues around race can be uncomfortable, it can also be difficult to find a place to start. That's where On Ramp comes in. On Ramp is your starting point in learning more about race, racism, and reconciliation, and it's all through the lens of Christian spirituality.

Kerri Fisher & Shane Blackshear

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    • Apr 23, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 31 EPISODES


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    OnRamp S3E8: Self Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 25:46


    OnRamp S3E5: Found Out More

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2021 19:15


    Forgive the episodes being out of order. I mistakenly skipped this episode. It should have come before the episode entitled “Check In”. -Shane Mentioned in this episode: Be The Bridge Be the Bridge: Pursuing God’s Heart for Racial Reconciliation (the book)

    OnRamp S3E6: Responding to Microaggressions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 23:32


    7E Model for Cultural Humility and Antioppressive Living

    OnRamp S3E5: Check In

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 20:50


    7E Model for Cultural Humility and Antioppressive Living

    On Ramp S3E4: Create

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 21:41


    7E Model for Cultural Humility and Antioppressive Living

    OnRamp S3E3: Advocate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2020 23:17


    7E Model for Cultural Humility and Antioppressive Living

    OnRamp S3E2: Disrupt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2020 31:27


    7E Model for Cultural Humility and Antioppressive Living

    OnRamp S3E1: Welcome Back! Kerri Introduces The Cultural Humility and Antioppressive Leadership Model

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 42:10


    Be sure to listen to seasons 1 & 2 before starting season 3! 7E Model for Cultural Humility and Antioppressive Living

    OnRamp S2E11: Q & A, The Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2018 65:44


    Hosted by Kerri Fisher & Shane Blackshear Resources for or mentioned in this episode: Did you really just say that?Here’s advice on how to confront microaggressions, whether you’re a target, bystander or perpetrator EXPLAINER: WHAT IS ‘DIGITAL BLACKFACE’? Subscribe/Rate/Review OnRamp in iTunes

    OnRamp S2E10: Media

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2017 38:50


      Hosted by Kerri Fisher & Shane Blackshear   Resources for or mentioned in this episode: ‘Get Out’ Sprang From An Effort To Master Fear, Says Director Jordan Peele Subscribe/Rate/Review OnRamp in iTunes *links to guest books or other products are affiliate links

    OnRamp S2E9: How Racism Hurts White People

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2017 15:29


      Hosted by Kerri Fisher & Shane Blackshear Subscribe/Rate/Review OnRamp in iTunes *links to guest books or other products are affiliate links

    OnRamp S2E8: White Fragility

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2017 12:48


      Hosted by Kerri Fisher & Shane Blackshear Subscribe/Rate/Review OnRamp in iTunes *links to guest books or other products are affiliate links

    OnRamp S2E7: The Biracial Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2017 20:43


      Hosted by Kerri Fisher & Shane Blackshear Subscribe/Rate/Review OnRamp in iTunes *links to guest books or other products are affiliate links

    OnRamp S2E6: White Privilege Revisited

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2017 16:59


      Hosted by Kerri Fisher & Shane Blackshear Subscribe/Rate/Review OnRamp in iTunes *links to guest books or other products are affiliate links

    OnRamp S2E5: Black Women in the Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2017 32:54


      Hosted by Kerri Fisher & Shane Blackshear Subscribe/Rate/Review OnRamp in iTunes *links to guest books or other products are affiliate links

    OnRamp S2E4: Language

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2017 29:45


      Hosted by Kerri Fisher & Shane Blackshear Subscribe/Rate/Review OnRamp in iTunes *links to guest books or other products are affiliate links

    OnRamp S2E3: Cultural Appropriation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2017 26:21


      Hosted by Kerri Fisher & Shane Blackshear Subscribe/Rate/Review OnRamp in iTunes *links to guest books or other products are affiliate links

    OnRamp S2E2: Intersectionality

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2017 13:16


      Hosted by Kerri Fisher & Shane Blackshear   Resources mentioned in, or related to this episode: The Urgency of Intersectionality Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color Subscribe/Rate/Review OnRamp in iTunes *links to guest books or other products are affiliate links

    OnRamp S2E1: Why Bad Eschatology Breeds Racism

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2017 18:48


    Welcome back! We’re excited to launch season 2, and hope that you benefit from what’s in store.   Hosted by Kerri Fisher & Shane Blackshear   Resources mentioned in, or related to this episode: Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church Subscribe/Rate/Review OnRamp in iTunes *links to guest books or […]

    OnRamp S1E12: Season 1 Review, Answering Questions & “Why Are You Being So Divisive?”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2017 50:42


    Hosted by Kerri Fisher & Shane Blackshear Resources Mentioned in this Episode: 13th (Link to trailer. Watch the film on Netflix) The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson Trouble I’ve Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism by Drew Hart Listen to all of season 1 of OnRamp at OnRampPodcast.com

    OnRamp 011: Race & Representation in Media

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2017 27:49


    Hosted by Kerri Fisher & Shane Blackshear Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Master of None (IMDB page) (Available on Netflix)   Only one more episode left in season 1!

    OnRamp 010: Crime & Race

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2017 19:17


    Hosted by Kerri Fisher & Shane Blackshear Resources Mentioned in this Episode: 13th (Link to trailer. Watch the film on Netflix) The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson Bryan Stevenson’s Ted Talk 4 Black Lives Matter Myths Debunked | Decoded | MTV News

    OnRamp 009: Microaggressions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2017 14:52


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    OnRamp 008: What is White Supremacy Really?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2017 15:59


    Hosted by Kerri Fisher & Shane Blackshear Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

    OnRamp 007: Lasting Impacts of Jim Crow & Slavery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2017 17:48


    Hosted by Kerri Fisher & Shane Blackshear Resources Mentioned in this Episode: The Negro Family: The Case For National Action (known as the Moynihan Report, 1965) Can trauma be passed to next generation through DNA? Outliers by Gladwell The Hidden Wound by Wendell Berry 

    OnRamp 006: Levels of Racism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2017 21:46


    Hosted by Kerri Fisher & Shane Blackshear 3 Levels of Racism -Individual -Institutional -Internalized *Some groups use other terms such as interpersonal, structural, ideological, etc. Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Breaking Schools’ Rules: A Statewide Study on How School Discipline Relates to Students’ Success and Juvenile Justice Involvement Listen to past episodes of OnRamp at […]

    OnRamp 005: Privilege

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2016 22:04


    Hosted by Kerri Fisher & Shane Blackshear Resources Mentioned in this Episode: White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh Freakonomics: White Names vs. Black Names

    OnRamp 004: Implicit Bias

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2016 11:26


    Hosted by Kerri Fisher & Shane Blackshear Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Implicit Bias Test Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

    OnRamp 003: Diversity

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2016 27:14


    Hosted by Kerri Fisher & Shane Blackshear Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Disunity in Christ: Uncovering the Hidden Forces that Keep Us Apart by Christena Cleveland Let Justice Roll Down by John Perkins Subscribe/Rate/Review OnRamp in iTunes *links to guest books or other products are affiliate links

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    OnRamp 002: Stereotyping

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2016 14:59


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    OnRamp 001: Two Christians Talking About Race

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2016 31:04


    Hi Friend, welcome to On-Ramp.   Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Trouble I’ve Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism by Drew Hart https://hhs.texas.gov/about-hhs/process-improvement/center-elimination-disproportionality-and-disparities Subscribe/Rate/Review OnRamp in iTunes *links to guest books or other products are affiliate links

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