Footnotes by Jemar Tisby

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Don't just focus on the facts of the Tulsa Race Massacre, examine what it teaches about race relations today.

May 31

On May 18, 1896 the Plessy v. Ferguson decision made "separate but equal" the law of the land.

May 18

Senator Tim Scott said "America is not a racist country." But MLK disagreed.

May 10

The modern GOP cares less about substantive policy for the nation’s residents and more about igniting the media and Democrats.

May 4

Beginning Again with the Sum of Us Listen now (20 min) | Jemar hosted a panel at the Antiracist Book Festival with Dr. Eddie S. Glaude and Heather McGhee about their poignant and necessa…

Apr 24

Jemar Tisby comments on the Derek Chauvin verdict live on CNN's New Day.

Apr 22

OTD: Fannie Lou Hamer Died

Mar 14

#BreonnaTaylor #SayHerName

Mar 13

I've never been this publicly vulnerable about my experiences of racism in white Christian spaces. But it's time...

Mar 8

We talk vaccines, voting rights, and what comes next after Black History Month

Feb 25

Holding space for anger at injustice is a way of holding onto our humanity.

Feb 14

Podcast: How One Movie Shaped the Narrative of White Supremacy for a Century February 8, 1915 was the anniversary of the debut of the film Birth of a Nation. It came out in theaters on that date, but the influence of the movie h…

Feb 9

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