Footnotes with Dr. Jemar Tisby
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Footnotes with Dr. Jemar Tisby
News comes at you fast. It’s not just hard to keep up with everything that’s happening, sometimes you don’t know which voices to trust to help you interpret what’s going on. That’s where Footnotes comes in. Dr. Tisby curates the week’s current events with a focus on issues related to Black communiti...
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The Anti-Christian Bias Task Force and Christian Privilege
The Trump Administration has released a massive new report from its “Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias,” arguing that conservative Christian...
The Supreme Court and the Slow Death of the Voting Rights Act
Conservatives on the Supreme Court dealt what amounts to a “death blow” to the Voting Rights Act.
But you don’t have to be a legal scholar to un...
Doug Wilson and the Danger We Tried to Warn You About
In this episode of The Justice Briefing, Jemar Tisby examines the recent spotlight on Douglas Wilson—and why his influence is not new, just newly visi...
Stop Trying to Persuade White Christian Nationalists
In this episode of The Justice Briefing, Dr. Jemar Tisby makes a clear and urgent case: stop trying to persuade white Christian nationalists. After ne...
The Birth of a New Kind of Christian Film Studio
People keep asking me, “How did it go?”
And I understand the question.
But there’s actually a better question.
The better question i...
Four Types of Christian Films
Right now the Christian film industry is dominated by what I’ve called “Devotional” films.
These films are often produced by people promoting a...
'Get Out,' 'Sinners,' and the Rise of Black Horror Films
The scariest thing about the movies Get Out and Sinners isn’t the body-snatching or the blood-sucking. It’s how accurately they show us what whiteness...
Why Democracy Needs the Church
What role should the church play in a moment of rising authoritarianism and political instability?
In this episode of The Justice Briefing, Jema...
Why White Christians Love James Talarico
Something strange happens whenever a certain kind of white Christian politician speaks about justice in public.
Suddenly commentators act like t...
Iran, Armageddon, and End Times Prophecy
In this episode of The Justice Briefing podcast, I talk about Iran, Armageddon, and End Times Prophecy.
I leave you with this thought:
A t...
How Black History Teaches Us to Resist Authoritarianism
You don’t have to cross an ocean, a continent, and cultures to 1930s Germany to learn how to resist authoritarianism
Black history is a witness...
Keep Hope Alive- Jesse Jackson's Moral Imagination
We lost another giant of human and civil rights.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. died on February 17 at the age of 84.
His passing gives us occasi...
Black History vs. Whitewashed Memory
For decades, the dominant interpretation of Reconstruction came from something called the Dunning School.
Named after William Archibald Dunning...
The Midterms Are Being Undermined Right Now
And your pastor probably doesn't know it.
The FBI seized 700 boxes of ballots in an attempt to further investigate the discredited like that the...
We Have the Words of King But Not His Walk
We have the words of King but not his walk.
We quote King, but we do not live like him. We celebrate him but we don’t imitate him. We love King’...
Should We Disrupt Church Services?
About three dozen protestors entered the sanctuary of Cities Church in St. Paul and staged a protest so disruptive that they halted the service.
...
Beyond the Quotable King
In this episode, Dr. Jemar Tisby emphasize the importance of understanding Martin Luther King Jr. beyond his most famous quotes, especially as MLLK Da...
ICE Is What Happens When Americans Refuse to Learn from Black History
ICE is what happens when Americans refuse to learn from Black history.
In this episode, I respond to the killing of Renee Good, a 37-year-old U....
The Truth about the Emancipation Proclamation
On January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect, but it did not “free the slaves.”
In truth, the Emancipation Proclamation wa...
Cultural Artifacts w/ G. Tyler Burns, Pt. 2
Cultural Artifacts is our version of a Top Ten list for the year.
My former podcast co-host G. Tyler Burns and I are back for part two.
Th...
Cultural Artifacts w/ Tyler Burns, Pt. 1
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
No. I’m not talking about Christmas (that’s wonderful, too).
But if you know me and my former po...
From the K K K to White Christian Nationalism
After countless hours studying Klan documents, rituals, speeches, and theology—and comparing them with what we see today—I am prepared to make this cl...
He's Got to Go
There are moments in a democracy when the choice becomes stark, the stakes undeniable, and the moral line unmistakable.
Recent events in our nat...
The Epstein Files and the Offensive Power of Truth-Telling
The truth is not valuable only when it produces political fallout. The truth matters because it is the truth.
If nothing else, we owe the surviv...
What "Andor" Has to Say about U.S.
What can a Star Wars series teach us about authoritarianism, resistance, and the state of democracy in America?
In this episode of Footnotes, J...
Becoming the Pastor's Wife: How Marriage Replaced as a Woman's Path to Ministry
Dr. Beth Allison Barris the James Vardaman Professor of History at Baylor University. She earned her PhD in Medieval History from the University of No...
Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy with Katherine Stewart
In this episode of Footnotes, I sit down with investigative journalist Katherine Stewart to discuss her latest book, Money, Lies, and God: Inside the...
Homestead Movie Review
In this episode, I take a closer look at Homestead, the post-apocalyptic drama from Angel Studios based on the novel Black Autumn. I explore its theme...
How to End Christian Nationalism with Amanda Tyler
On this episode I speak with Amanda Tyler, head of the BJC, a Baptist group that works for religious freedom for all, about her new book "How to End C...
A Conversation At Fuller Texas
Fuller Texas and the Pannell Center for Black Church Studies welcome author, speaker, and public historian, Dr. Jemar Tisby, author of The Color of Co...
Rebirth of a Nation: Reparations and Remaking America
Joel Edward Goza dismantles the deep-seated myths that perpetuate white supremacy—and makes the case that reparations are necessary to heal America’s...
The Spirit of Justice
Dive into the pages of The Spirit of Justice and uncover the enduring power of faith and resistance in the fight for racial equality. Here are key the...
How to Talk to White People about Race
We are nearing 100 episodes! Let me know what you'd like to hear or see more of on the Footnotes podcast. Email: info@jemartisby.com
Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor
Author interview!!! Caleb Cambpell has written a book you've probably been waiting for...
It's called "Disarming Leviathan: Loving...
Baptizing America with Rev. Dr. Brian Kaylor
We often frame the white Christian nationalism as a problem exclusively of far-right, fundamentalist evangelicalism. What we talk much less about is m...
The History and Significance of Juneteenth
Juneteenth became a national holiday in 2021. While many African Americans have celebrated the holiday for decades, many other people know little abou...
Empowered to Repair: A Conversation with Brenda Salter-McNeil
Dr. Jemar interviews Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter-McNeil about her latest book "Empowered to Repair: Becoming People Who Mend Broken Systems and Heal Our Co...
Reparations for Black Mental Health Counselors
In my second book, How to Fight Racism, I wrote a section called "Create a Pipeline of Mental Health Therapists of Color." In it I suggested that "you...
"The Exvangelicals": An Interview with NPR Reporter Sarah McCammon
There is a movement of people who grew up in evangelical Christianity out of those circles. These are ex-evangelicals or "exvangelicals."
"God & Country": An Interview with Director Dan Partland
I have often said, "White Christian nationalism is the greatest threat to democracy and the witness of the church in the United States today."
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