The Justice Briefing with Dr. Jemar Tisby

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.

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The Justice Briefing with Dr. Jemar Tisby

Episodes (137)

Yesterday Fourth of July Teach-In with Dr. Jemar Tisby
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The Justice Briefing with Dr. Jemar Tisby

Jul 1, 2026
57 minutes
52 MB

How should we think about the Fourth of July, a day dedicated to celebrating independence and freedom, in light of the unfreedom of race-based chattel slavery? What do we do about the fact that of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence 41 of them held slaves? Do those noble words of the Declaration stating that “all men are created equal” apply to anyone other than wealthy white men? Frederick Douglass, the formerly enslaved 19th century abolitionist, has something to say. We take his speech, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of Jul...

The Justice Briefing with Dr. Jemar Tisby

Fourth of July Teach-In with Dr. Jemar Tisby

Dr. Jemar Tisby

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