At heart, I’m a storyteller. I seek to tell important stories about race, religion, and history in as many ways as possible–sometimes that includes writing and commenting on national news outlets. Here are some samples of my work from various media outlets.
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If you’re in the Louisville area I would be glad to see you this Thursday!
Simmons College of Kentucky Presents Empower West Louisville City-wide Book Club with Dr. Jemar Tisby! Get your ticket to the lunch https://www.eventbrite.com/e/citywide-book-club-luncheon-jemar-tisby-tickets-477498219027?aff=ebdssbdestsearch Join us on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:30pm. Register at http://bit.ly/empowerwestlou @JemarTisby @kwcosby
If you've ever wondered what the Bible says about our present racial morass, it begins all the way back in Genesis 1 with all people being made in the image and likeness of God. I explain more in this feature article for @commentmag.
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Why is it that the church, which the final book of its most holy text indicates will be composed of people from every tribe, tongue, and nation, is often so unprepared to welcome demographic and cultural diversity? @JemarTisby
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My latest for @CNNOpinion. I look at the under appreciated yet inspiring story of Jesse L. Brown, the Navy's first Black aviator and the experiences of Black people in the military. @DevotionMovie @SonyPictures
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/22/opinions/devotion-half-american-black-soldiers-patriotism-tisby/index.html
“My use of the term ‘whiteness’ does not refer to people of European descent but to a way of being in the world and seeing the world that forms cognitive and affective structures able to seduce people into its habitation and its meaning making.” ~Willie Jennings “After Whiteness”
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Pass The Mic is the premier podcast of The Witness – A Black Christian Collective. Tune in every week for engaging discussions and high profile interviews addressing the core concerns of African Americans biblically. Learn more at TheWitnessBCC.com
On January 7, Tyre Nichols was brutally beaten by 5 Black police officers in Memphis. Three days later, he died from his injuries. After the release of the body cam video a week ago, the world has come to know who Tyre Nichols was: his life, his heart, and his passions. We are forced to ask ourselves: When will enough be enough?
Tyler and Jemar discuss the murder, the reaction, and what feels different this time around.
The story and the reaction: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/tyre-nichols-funeral-includes-anger-black-police-beat-rcna67969
Producer Note: the audio may sound a bit off this week as we are adjusting to a new recording location with some new equipment. Please give us grace as we grow into this new phase of Pass The Mic. Thanks!
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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. Jemar curates the week’s current events with a focus on issues related to black communities, justice, and politics. He’ll also offer commentary from a black Christian perspective to help you think through complex issues. Footnotes adds the details you need to be an informed citizen, activist and believer.
Not only have we reduced Martin Luther King’s vision to a single line from his “I Have a Dream” speech, we have also forgotten or ignored his vision for economic equity.
In this episode I talk about King’s economic agenda–one that he had from the beginning of his work as a pastor and moral philosopher all the way back in the 1950s and not just in the last few years of his life.
We also get into how the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday came to be and a 15 year saga to get to sign the bill into law.
Some resources you’ll want to check out to learn more:
- To the Promised Land: Martin Luther King and the Fight for Economic Justice
- Article– Jobs Are Harder to Create Than Voting Rolls
- Listen to “Letter from Birmingham Jail” on Pass The Mic
- Nonviolence 365– The King Center
- Freedmen’s Bureau Transcription Project- Smithsonian Institute
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