Footnotes by Jemar Tisby
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Nicki Minaj Thinks She's Defending Persecuted Christians... • But She's Really Supporting White Christian Nationalism
Nicki Minaj Thinks She's Defending Persecuted Christians...
But She's Really Supporting White Christian Nationalism
jemartisby.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Cultural Artifacts w/ G. Tyler Burns, Pt. 2 • A recording from Jemar Tisby, PhD's live video
Cultural Artifacts w/ G. Tyler Burns, Pt. 2
A recording from Jemar Tisby, PhD's live video
jemartisby.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
When Allyship Obstructs Freedom • Frederick Douglass and a familiar mistake in modern justice movements
When Allyship Obstructs Freedom
Frederick Douglass and a familiar mistake in modern justice movements
jemartisby.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Cultural Artifacts w/ G. Tyler Burns, Pt. 1 • A Pass The Mic Reunion on The Justice Briefing
Cultural Artifacts w/ G. Tyler Burns, Pt. 1
A Pass The Mic Reunion on The Justice Briefing
jemartisby.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
To the Visionaries Who Saw It Before Anyone Else • An insider’s briefing for the earliest believers in this work
To the Visionaries Who Saw It Before Anyone Else
An insider’s briefing for the earliest believers in this work
jemartisby.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"Peace, Peace" When There Is No Peace • MLK’s Nobel vs. Trump’s FIFA award and the battle over the meaning of peace
"Peace, Peace" When There Is No Peace
MLK’s Nobel vs. Trump’s FIFA award and the battle over the meaning of peace
jemartisby.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The Founders’ Invitation • A rare opportunity for the visionaries who want to shape what comes next.
The Founders’ Invitation
A rare opportunity for the visionaries who want to shape what comes next.
jemartisby.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
From the KKK to White Christian Nationalism • The Klan’s Old Ideology in a New Political Movement
From the KKK to White Christian Nationalism
The Klan’s Old Ideology in a New Political Movement
jemartisby.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The 10 Questions Every New Klansman Had to Answer • Unhooding the Klan’s initiation test and its legacy in American history
The 10 Questions Every New Klansman Had to Answer
Unhooding the Klan’s initiation test and its legacy in American history
jemartisby.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Klansgiving • The Thanksgiving that Revived the Ku Klux Klan
Klansgiving
The Thanksgiving that Revived the Ku Klux Klan
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November 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
He's Got to Go • Why America Can’t Survive Three More Years of This Presidency
He's Got to Go
Why America Can’t Survive Three More Years of This Presidency
jemartisby.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Why Pastors Must Preach about Politics • Faithful preaching cannot avoid the political moment we’re living in.
Why Pastors Must Preach about Politics
Faithful preaching cannot avoid the political moment we’re living in.
jemartisby.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The Justice Briefing • Where Faith, History, and Justice Meet the News
The Justice Briefing
Where Faith, History, and Justice Meet the News
jemartisby.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The Epstein Files and the Offensive Power of Truth-Telling • Why Truth Matters Even When Power Pretends It Doesn’t
The Epstein Files and the Offensive Power of Truth-Telling
Why Truth Matters Even When Power Pretends It Doesn’t
jemartisby.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The Blue Wave and the Racial Color Line • Race, Gender, Education, and the Future of Democracy
The Blue Wave and the Racial Color Line
Race, Gender, Education, and the Future of Democracy
jemartisby.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
An Evangelical Discovers the Liturgical Year • On discovering the beauty, order, and quiet rebellion of the church calendar.
An Evangelical Discovers the Liturgical Year
On discovering the beauty, order, and quiet rebellion of the church calendar.
jemartisby.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
SNAP Cuts and the Sin of Greed • Calling out the grift and practicing a theology of abundance
SNAP Cuts and the Sin of Greed
Calling out the grift and practicing a theology of abundance
jemartisby.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Right-Wing Christians vs. SNAP • The long history of conservative Christians opposing America’s social safety net
Right-Wing Christians vs. SNAP
The long history of conservative Christians opposing America’s social safety net
jemartisby.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Every Film Has a Theology • Why the battle for truth isn't about facts, it's about the stories that shape our faith and our world
Every Film Has a Theology
Why the battle for truth isn't about facts, it's about the stories that shape our faith and our world
jemartisby.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Why I Stopped Saying ‘I’m Christian Before I’m Black’ • My blackness is never at odds with my Christianity
Why I Stopped Saying ‘I’m Christian Before I’m Black’
My blackness is never at odds with my Christianity
jemartisby.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The "Promissory Note" of American Democracy • What it means to live in the midst of an unfinished revolution
The "Promissory Note" of American Democracy
What it means to live in the midst of an unfinished revolution
jemartisby.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The Unfinished Revolution • A conversation with Clint Smith, III, columnist at "The Atlantic"
The Unfinished Revolution
A conversation with Clint Smith, III, columnist at "The Atlantic"
jemartisby.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
What Comes After Trump? • In every transition, there is opportunity.
What Comes After Trump?
In every transition, there is opportunity.
jemartisby.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
What Do We Do about Democracy Now? • She warned us before the free fall. Now she’s back to tell us how to survive it.
What Do We Do about Democracy Now?
She warned us before the free fall. Now she’s back to tell us how to survive it.
jemartisby.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The Communities We All Long For • Recovering the shared vision beneath our divisions
The Communities We All Long For
Recovering the shared vision beneath our divisions
jemartisby.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM