Jemar Tisby - We Are Living In The Civil Rights Movement Of Our Day

Jemar Tisby is the author of the New York Times bestseller, The Color of Compromise, president and co-founder of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, and co-host of the podcast, “Pass The Mic.” He grew up just north of Chicago and attended the University of Notre Dame. Jemar went on to join Teach For America and was assigned to the Mississippi Delta Corps where he taught sixth grade at a public charter school and later went on to be the principal. He received his MDiv from Reformed Theological Seminary and is presently working toward his PhD in History at the University of Mississippi studying race, religion, and social movements in the twentieth century.  Jemar and his family call the Deep South home and especially love the weather, people, and food! His new book, How to Fight Racism released January 2021!

In this episode of The Ferment, Jemar introduces us to the humanity of Martin Luther King, Jr. that is often lost in his iconography. He and Adam dig into the context of some of King’s most famously quoted doctrine and discuss the ways in which the soundbites don’t fully match up with his beliefs and intentions, particularly the ideas of nonviolence and protest as a mechanism for change. This is an incredibly educational and challenging episode that calls for a lot of self-reflection and provides tangible steps towards action.

 

Show notes:
Vineyard Worship’s Song of the Month: “You Don’t Have to Lose Heart”
https://slinky.to/YouDontHaveToLoseHeart

How to Fight Racism by Jemar Tisby
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The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby
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Radio Free Dixie by Timothy Tyson
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Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times by Soong-Chan Rah
https://amzn.to/3bvUxMm

The Witness, Inc
https://www.thewitnessinc.com