Footnotes by Jemar Tisby

6 days ago | jemartisby.substack.com | Jemar Tisby

Less than five percent of he people who subscribe to this Substack are paid subscribers. You can join that number and support this work of sharing faith, history, and justice. Become a paid subscriber today. In a recent interview, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), stumbled and fumbled when pressed about his views on how the Bible supports a pro-Israel foreign policy stance. None other than Tucker Carlson sat across from Cruz, incredulous as the politician dribbled words and became increasingly agitated.

1 week ago | jemartisby.substack.com | Jemar Tisby

Juneteenth celebrations can be performative if not coupled with tangible support for Black freedom. One material way you can celebrate Juneteenth is by becoming a paid subscriber today!Juneteenth provides us the opportunity to remember and recreate the joy of freedom. Specifically, it commemorates the freedom from race-based chattel slavery for Black people in the United States. But now that Juneteenth is a national holiday, there is a risk.

1 week ago | jemartisby.substack.com | Jemar Tisby

It takes hours of research and fact-checking to bring you the little-known information in the article below. While some are busy trying to hide this history, you can help promote it. Become a paid subscriber today. Do an internet search for Juneteenth and the images that pop up often feature the colors red, black, and green—the colors of the Pan-African flag. But there's also an official Juneteenth flag. Its red, white, and blue colors tell a deeply patriotic and significant story.

1 week ago | jemartisby.substack.com | Jemar Tisby

This post is about rest. Your support helps me rest from the worry of whether I can sustain this work. Become a paid subscriber today. When enslaved people in Galveston, Texas first heard of their emancipation on June 19, 1865—Juneteenth—how do you think they celebrated? By going back into the fields and picking more cotton? By asking their plantation owners what other work they might do that day? Of course not. They celebrated! They surely cheered, embraced, cooked, sang, danced, prayed and praised.

2 weeks ago | jemartisby.substack.com | Jemar Tisby

I’ve got good news and bad news about The Justice Journey course. The bad news first…The course is completely sold out. When I opened early bird registration for my paid Substack subscribers and the people who signed up for the waitlist, they filled it almost immediately But there’s good news…I’m opening a second section! That means you have one more chance to grab a spot in the course. But I encourage you to register right now. This section will meet Thursdays at 8 PM ET beginning June 26th.