# Footnotes by Jemar Tisby

Truth-telling at the intersection of faith, history, and justice  
Focus on white Christian nationalism +  
the Black Christian tradition

## The Justice Briefing with Jemar Tisby

Giving you the current events context you need that is historically grounded, theologically rooted, and action oriented.

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### [Some More Thoughts on the Voting Rights Act](https://jemartisby.substack.com/p/some-more-thoughts-on-the-voting)

[A recording from Jemar Tisby, PhD's live video](https://jemartisby.substack.com/p/some-more-thoughts-on-the-voting)

May 5•[Jemar Tisby, PhD](https://substack.com/@jemartisby)

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### [Understanding the SCOTUS Attack on Black Voting Rights with Jemar Tisby](https://jemartisby.substack.com/p/understanding-the-scotus-attack-on)

[A recording from Jemar Tisby, PhD and Tim Whitaker's live video](https://jemartisby.substack.com/p/understanding-the-scotus-attack-on)

May 1•[Jemar Tisby, PhD](https://substack.com/@jemartisby) and [Tim Whitaker](https://substack.com/@timwhitakerspeaks)

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### [The Birth of a New Kind of Christian Film Studio](https://jemartisby.substack.com/p/the-birth-of-a-new-kind-of-christian)

[What the Premier of Jesus Was a Migrant Meant](https://jemartisby.substack.com/p/the-birth-of-a-new-kind-of-christian)

Apr 10•[Jemar Tisby, PhD](https://substack.com/@jemartisby)

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### [Footnotes Classic: We Have the Words of King but Not His Walk](https://jemartisby.substack.com/p/footnotes-classic-we-have-the-words)

[Why does MLK's dream remain so elusive? Because his life was so hard. Here's why.](https://jemartisby.substack.com/p/footnotes-classic-we-have-the-words)

Jan 27•[Jemar Tisby, PhD](https://substack.com/@jemartisby)

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### [Cultural Artifacts w/ G. Tyler Burns, Pt. 1](https://jemartisby.substack.com/p/cultural-artifacts-w-g-tyler-burns)

[A Pass The Mic Reunion on The Justice Briefing](https://jemartisby.substack.com/p/cultural-artifacts-w-g-tyler-burns)

Dec 12, 2025•[Jemar Tisby, PhD](https://substack.com/@jemartisby)

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### [From the KKK to White Christian Nationalism](https://jemartisby.substack.com/p/from-the-kkk-to-white-christian-nationalism)

[The Klan’s Old Ideology in a New Political Movement](https://jemartisby.substack.com/p/from-the-kkk-to-white-christian-nationalism)

Dec 5, 2025•[Jemar Tisby, PhD](https://substack.com/@jemartisby)

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### [He's Got to Go](https://jemartisby.substack.com/p/hes-got-to-go)

[Why America Can’t Survive Three More Years of This Presidency](https://jemartisby.substack.com/p/hes-got-to-go)

Nov 21, 2025•[Jemar Tisby, PhD](https://substack.com/@jemartisby)

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### [The Epstein Files and the Offensive Power of Truth-Telling](https://jemartisby.substack.com/p/the-epstein-files-and-the-offensive)

[Why Truth Matters Even When Power Pretends It Doesn’t](https://jemartisby.substack.com/p/the-epstein-files-and-the-offensive)

Nov 14, 2025•[Jemar Tisby, PhD](https://substack.com/@jemartisby)

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