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How to Fight Racism is a handbook for pursuing racial justice with hands-on suggestions bolstered by real-world examples of change. Tisby offers an array of actionable items to confront racism in our relationships and in everyday life through a simple framework–the A.R.C. Of Racial Justice–that helps readers consistently interrogate their own actions and maintain a consistent posture of anti-racist action. This book is for anyone who believes it is time to stop compromising with racism and courageously confront it.
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Recorded: November 6, 2020
Posted: November 4, 2020
The Witness BCC seeks to engage its core audience by encouraging, educating, and empowering Black Christians to be stewards of the Black prophetic tradition.
I grew up just north of Chicago, not actually in the city, so I always say I’m from the Chicago-area. I became a Christian at the age of 16 through a high school youth group and my life hasn’t been the same since.
I went to the University of Notre Dame, but I’ve never been Catholic. I had a great experience there and even spent a semester in Jerusalem. I stayed at ND one more year and I worked in their campus ministry department. You can read more about my college memories here.
I joined Teach For America and they assigned me to the Mississippi Delta Corps. I taught sixth grade at a public charter school and I’m sure I learned more from my students than I ever taught them.
After four years of teaching I started my seminary career at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, FL. I loved my time there, but after just one year, God called me back to my former school where I became the principal for three years.
In June 2011, I moved to Jackson, Mississippi to finish my MDIV at RTS Jackson. Along the way, I married my wife, and we had a son. Although we are not sure where the future will take us, we love the Deep South–especially the weather, people, and food!
I published my first book, The Color of Compromise, in January of 2019. It is a historical survey of the American church’s complicity with racism with practical suggestions for moving forward.
Feel free to get in touch through my ‘Contact Me’ page. Thanks for visiting!
From jemartisby.com
My name is Jemar Tisby. I’m a Christian, historian, writer, and speaker. My first book, The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism was released in January 2019 from Zondervan.
I try to be helpful by reflecting on the great experiences I’ve had and turning them into life lessons. I write about issues of history, race, justice, and Christianity.
I also write about other important matters like Notre Dame football, Kool-Aid pickles (What? You haven’t had one?), and random rants about how much better the world would be if I ran things.
The best way to keep up with my newest posts is to subscribe via e-mail (look for the sign-up on the top right corner of every page). Feel free to send me an e-mail with charitable questions or comments.
Getting Started:
If you are new to my site here are a few articles to get you started:
“So This Is America.”: My Visit to the Jefferson Davis Presidential Library
Why Juneteenth Should Be a National Holiday
You can also look at some other posts I’ve written here.
Other Interesting Stuff
I serve as president of The Witness, a Black Christian Collective. I am also the co-host of the Pass The Mic podcast. I am currently writing my dissertation as part of the PhD program in history at the University of Mississippi.
by Jemar Tisby
In August of 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, calling on all Americans to view others not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. Yet King included another powerful word, one that is often overlooked. Warning against the “tranquilizing drug of gradualism,” King emphasized the fierce urgency of now, the need to resist the status quo and take immediate action.
King’s call to action, first issued over fifty years ago, is relevant for the church in America today. Churches remain racially segregated and are largely ineffective in addressing complex racial challenges. In The Color of Compromise, Jemar Tisby takes us back to the root of this injustice in the American church, highlighting the cultural and institutional tables we have to flip in order to bring about progress between black and white people.
Tisby provides a unique survey of American Christianity’s racial past, revealing the concrete and chilling ways people of faith have worked against racial justice. Understanding our racial history sets the stage for solutions, but until we understand the depth of the malady we won’t fully embrace the aggressive treatment it requires. Given the centuries of Christian compromise with bigotry, believers today must be prepared to tear down old structures and build up new ones. This book provides an in-depth diagnosis for a racially divided American church and suggests ways to foster a more equitable and inclusive environment among God’s people.
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