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
September 22, 2022
The People Who Don’t Have Any Questions
A meditation on a general statement about white evangelicals.
September 21, 2022
Reform, Race & Religion: A Conversation about the Church and Justice
You’re invited to this special event on Thursday night engaging churches in the work of repealing the death penalty
September 20, 2022
AUDIO: How History Can Give Us Hope
Listen to my conversation of Sharon McMahon of the super popular “Sharon Says So” podcast.
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