Jemar Tisby is a New York Times bestselling author, national speaker, and public historian on a mission to deliver truths from the Black experience with depth and clarity.
Recent Thoughts
February 21, 2023
It’s Time to Hold Far-Right Christian Colleges Accountable
My interview with the professor who may lose his job for teaching about racial justice.
February 11, 2023
What If We Made Black History Month…Longer?
How a “long Black History Month” would change understanding of the past and our nation
February 6, 2023
Understanding the threat of white Christian nationalism to American democracy today
Upcoming findings from the PRRI and Brookings Christian Nationalism Survey
Books
How to Fight Racism: Young Reader’s Edition
How to Fight Racism: Young Reader’s Edition by bestselling author Jemar Tisby is a handbook for fighting racism that provides young activists with practical tools and suggestions, along with real-world examples of change, to enable them to become proactive initiators of racial justice.
The Color of Compromise
The Color of Compromise is both enlightening and compelling, telling a history we either ignore or just don’t know. Equal parts painful and inspirational, it details how the American church has helped create and maintain racist ideas and practices. You will be guided in thinking through concrete solutions for improved race relations and a racially inclusive church.
How to Fight Racism
How to Fight Racism is a handbook for pursuing racial justice with hands-on suggestions bolstered by real-world examples of change. Tisby offers an array of actionable items to confront racism in our relationships and in everyday life through a simple framework–the A.R.C. Of Racial Justice–that helps readers consistently interrogate their own actions and maintain a consistent posture of anti-racist action. This book is for anyone who believes it is time to stop compromising with racism and courageously confront it.
Speaking
You want a speaker who brings depth of insight, clarity, and sensitivity around complex topics such as race, history and religion. Jemar brings over a decade of experience teaching, presenting to universities, corporations, congregations, community organizations and more.
How to Fight Racism Trailer
The Color of Compromise w/ Jemar Tisby
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