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The Justice Briefing 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. 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.

Four Types of Christian Films

43 mins; April 01, 2026

'Get Out,' 'Sinners,' and the Rise of Black Horror Films

31 mins; March 26, 2026

Why Democracy Needs the Church

60 hours 6 mins; March 19, 2026

Why White Christians Love James Talarico

48 mins; March 12, 2026

Iran, Armageddon, and End Times Prophecy

34 mins; March 05, 2026

How Black History Teaches Us to Resist Authoritarianism

48 mins; February 27, 2026

Keep Hope Alive- Jesse Jackson's Moral Imagination

48 mins; February 18, 2026

Black History vs. Whitewashed Memory

49 mins; February 14, 2026

The Midterms Are Being Undermined Right Now

48 mins; January 31, 2026

We Have the Words of King But Not His Walk

26 mins; January 26, 2026

Should We Disrupt Church Services?

47 mins; January 22, 2026

Beyond the Quotable King

39 mins; January 15, 2026

ICE Is What Happens When Americans Refuse to Learn from Black History

55 mins; January 08, 2026

The Truth about the Emancipation Proclamation

34 mins; January 04, 2026

Cultural Artifacts w/ G. Tyler Burns, Pt. 2

92 hours 37 mins; December 25, 2025

Cultural Artifacts w/ Tyler Burns, Pt. 1

84 hours 33 mins; December 14, 2025

From the K K K to White Christian Nationalism

60 hours 10 mins; December 05, 2025

He's Got to Go

43 mins; November 21, 2025

The Epstein Files and the Offensive Power of Truth-Telling

38 mins; November 14, 2025

What "Andor" Has to Say about U.S.

54 mins; May 23, 2025

Becoming the Pastor's Wife: How Marriage Replaced as a Woman's Path to Ministry

67 hours 17 mins; April 16, 2025

Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy with Katherine Stewart

56 mins; February 18, 2025

Homestead Movie Review

39 mins; December 31, 2024

How to End Christian Nationalism with Amanda Tyler

49 mins; October 31, 2024

A Conversation At Fuller Texas

55 mins; October 28, 2024

Rebirth of a Nation: Reparations and Remaking America

34 mins; September 24, 2024

The Spirit of Justice

32 mins; September 03, 2024

How to Talk to White People about Race

53 mins; July 16, 2024

Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor

70 hours 13 mins; June 29, 2024

Baptizing America with Rev. Dr. Brian Kaylor

65 hours 1 min; June 27, 2024

The History and Significance of Juneteenth

56 mins; June 19, 2024

Empowered to Repair: A Conversation with Brenda Salter-McNeil

53 mins; May 27, 2024

Reparations for Black Mental Health Counselors

65 hours 26 mins; May 23, 2024

"The Exvangelicals": An Interview with NPR Reporter Sarah McCammon

56 mins; May 01, 2024

"God & Country": An Interview with Director Dan Partland

56 mins; February 13, 2024

The Spirit of Our Politics

58 mins; January 29, 2024

Pre-orders for "The Spirit of Justice" Are Now Open!

12 mins; January 25, 2024

Reflections on Northern Ireland

26 mins; January 22, 2024

Don't Tell Me What God Can't Do: Ronald Olivier and the 27 Summers in Angola Prison

65 hours 9 mins; December 20, 2023

Getting Faith Leaders of Color Involved in Abolishing the Death Penalty

48 mins; November 28, 2023

Heart on Fire an Interview with Dani Coke Balfour

54 mins; November 21, 2023

How Far to the Promised Land with Rev. Dr. Esau McCaulley

58 mins; November 08, 2023

Fighting Racism: Addressing Racial and Religious Trauma through Mental Health Care with Adebisi Gbadamosi

64 hours 12 mins; August 01, 2023

Fighting Racism: Giving the Formerly Incarcerated a Chance at True Freedom with Stanley Frankart

79 hours 25 mins; July 26, 2023

Fighting Racism: Fighting Racism as a White Ally

51 mins; July 19, 2023

Fighting Racism: Racial Justice at Work and in the Environment with Abigail Oduol

58 mins; July 12, 2023

Fighting Racism: Confronting Racism in Homeschooling with Brytni McNeil

56 mins; July 05, 2023

Fighting Racism: Real Stories from Real People

17 mins; July 01, 2023

Christianity and Critical Race Theory

49 mins; May 30, 2023

More Than I Imagined- An Interview with CNN Journalist John Blake

55 mins; May 11, 2023

Homelessness, Mental Health, and How We Failed Jordan Neely

58 mins; May 09, 2023

No Confession without Truth: The Firing of Professor Julie Moore

56 mins; May 01, 2023

Inside the Evangelical Movement that Failed a Generation with Jon Ward

49 mins; April 11, 2023

They See You Now: Caitlin Clark vs Angel Reese

22 mins; April 03, 2023

They fired him, he's firing back: An interview with Professor Sam Joeckel

50 mins; March 16, 2023

Time with Fox and Rob

32 mins; March 15, 2023

MLK's Economic Agenda

36 mins; January 16, 2023

Reflections on the January 6th Committee

23 mins; December 20, 2022

“That Nonviolent Stuff Will Get You Killed” an Interview with Charlie Cobb of SNCC

71 hours 1 min; December 12, 2022

WNUG 005: How I Escaped the Web of White Christian Nationalism with Rev. Chuck Armstrong

65 hours 8 mins; November 30, 2022

WNUG 04: How Christians Can Resist White Christian Nationalism with Amanda Tyler

50 mins; November 26, 2022

WNUG 03: White Christian Nationalism and the January 6, 2021 Insurrection with Andrew Seidel

52 mins; November 23, 2022

WNUG 02: How White Christian Nationalism Threatens Democracy with Dr. Philip Gorski and Dr. Samuel Perry

59 mins; November 19, 2022

WNUG 01: What Is White Christian Nationalism with Dr. Jemar Tisby

47 mins; November 16, 2022

White Nation Under God

1 min; November 15, 2022

Vote Common Good with Doug Pagitt

66 hours 15 mins; November 07, 2022

The Elaine Massacre: A Teach-In

45 mins; September 30, 2022

The People Who Don't Have Any Questions

12 mins; September 25, 2022

Race and the Rings of Power

42 mins; September 21, 2022

What the Latest Emmy Awards Showed Us about Race and Television

45 mins; September 19, 2022

Why We Should Repeal the Death Penalty

36 mins; September 08, 2022

Those Meddling Kids: "Protesting Against the Anti-CRT Crusade" with André Henry

50 mins; September 03, 2022

Those Meddling Kids: A Pastoral Response to the Anti-CRT Crusade w/ Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis

37 mins; September 02, 2022

Those Meddling Kids: "Healing from Racial Trauma" with Sheila Wise Rowe

42 mins; September 01, 2022

Those Meddling Kids: "Building An Antiracist Culture" with Christina Edmondson

34 mins; August 31, 2022

Those Meddling Kids: "The Antiracist Witness of the Black Church" with Dr. Malcolm Foley

31 mins; August 30, 2022

The Real Problem with "Presentism"

41 mins; August 23, 2022

Those Meddling Kids: Understanding the Anti-CRT Industrial Complex with Katherine Stewart

36 mins; August 21, 2022

Those Meddling Kids: "White Christian Nationalism in Higher Ed" with Dr. Andrew Whitehead

37 mins; August 20, 2022

Those Meddling Kids: "A History of Racism in Christian Higher Ed" with Dr. Otis Pickett

42 mins; August 19, 2022

Those Meddling Kids: "What Is Critical Race Theory" with Dr. Robert Chao Romero

35 mins; August 18, 2022

Those Meddling Kids: Unmasking the Anti-CRT Crusade in Christian Higher Ed. with Dr. Jemar Tisby

14 mins; August 18, 2022

Coming Soon: Those Meddling Kids

10 mins; August 03, 2022

How to Fight the Big Battles - How To Fight Racism Young Listeners Edition Episode 6

12 mins; March 21, 2022

How to Make Friends - How To Fight Racism Young Listeners Edition Episode 5

13 mins; March 21, 2022

From Civil War To Civil Rights - How To Fight Racism Young Listeners Edition Episode 4

12 mins; March 21, 2022

Black History is About All of Us - How To Fight Racism Young Listeners Edition Episode 3

9 mins; March 21, 2022

How to Understand Who You Really Are - How To Fight Racism Young Listeners Edition Episode 2

16 mins; March 21, 2022

What is Racism? - How To Fight Racism Young Listeners Edition Episode 1

16 mins; March 21, 2022

For Parents: How To Fight Racism Young Listeners Edition

7 mins; March 21, 2022

Coming Soon: How To Fight Racism (Young Listeners Edition)

49 secs; March 15, 2022

Juneteenth: Reflections on a National Holiday

38 mins; June 29, 2021

Tessica Brown and How Black Women Deserve Better

10 mins; February 26, 2021

How To Fight Racism (Facebook Live) Special

51 mins; February 25, 2021

Join the How to Fight Racism Book Study Group

6 mins; January 31, 2021

#EndSARS

43 mins; October 28, 2020

Self Inflicted Wounds

50 mins; October 12, 2020

Big Things (Politically) Poppin'

49 mins; October 01, 2020

Kamala Harris, The US Postal Service, and Mike Brown

42 mins; August 18, 2020

We Have a President Who Revels in Racist Slur

42 mins; June 25, 2020

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