In this episode Jemar talks about why Kanye West’s Jesus Is King album has been so controversial, what Mississippi’s election tells us about politics in America today, and why you need to be your full racially and ethnically embodied self to the table. 


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Support Jemar's South Africa Trip: https://www.mtw.org/missionaries/tisby-jemar Account#: 400295 


How Kanye West embeds black gospel music in white evangelical theology - https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/10/30/how-kanye-wests-jesus-is-king-embeds-black-gospel-music-white-evangelical-theology/


Democrats Win Control in Virginia and Claim Narrow Victory in Kentucky Governor’s Race - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/05/us/politics/ky-va-ms-elections-recap.html

      
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In this episode Jemar talks about why Kanye West’s Jesus Is King album has been so controversial, what Mississippi’s election tells us about politics in America today, and why you need to be your full racially and ethnically embodied self to the table. Links: Support Jemar's South Africa Trip: https://www.mtw.org/missionaries/tisby-jemar Account#: 400295 How Kanye West embeds black gospel music in white evangelical theology - https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/10/30/how-kanye-wests-jesus-is-king-embeds-black-gospel-music-white-evangelical-theology/ Democrats Win Control in Virginia and Claim Narrow Victory in Kentucky Governor’s Race - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/05/us/politics/ky-va-ms-elections-recap.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jesus Is King

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. Dr. Tisby 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.Jemar Tisby (BA, University of Notre Dame; MDiv, Reformed Theological Seminary) s the New York Times bestselling author of The Color of Compromise and the award-winning How to Fight Racism. He is a historian who studies race, religion, and social movements, and serves as a professor at Simmons College of Kentucky, a historically Black college. He is also the founder of The Witness, Inc. an organization dedicated to Black uplift from a Christian perspective. He has written for national news outlets such as The Atlantic, the Washington Post, and the Religion News Service. He has offered television commentary on CNN and is frequently called upon to provide expert insight on current events related to race and Christianity. He has spoken nationwide at colleges, universities, and other organizations.

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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. Dr. Tisby 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. Jemar Tisby (BA, University of Notre Dame; MDiv, Reformed Theological Seminary) s the New York Times bestselling author of The Color of Compromise and the award-winning How to Fight Racism. He is a historian who studies race, religion, and social movements, and serves as a professor at Simmons College of Kentucky, a historically Black college. He is also the founder of The Witness, Inc. an organization dedicated to Black uplift from a Christian perspective. He has written for national news outlets such as The Atlantic, the Washington Post, and the Religion News Service. He has offered television commentary on CNN and is frequently called upon to provide expert insight on current events related to race and Christianity. He has spoken nationwide at colleges, universities, and other organizations.

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. Dr. Tisby 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.Jemar Tisby (BA, University of Notre Dame; MDiv, Reformed Theological Seminary) s the New York Times bestselling author of&nbsp;The Color of Compromise&nbsp;and the award-winning&nbsp;How to Fight Racism. He is a historian who studies race, religion, and social movements, and serves as a professor at Simmons College of Kentucky, a historically Black college. He is also the founder of&nbsp;The Witness, Inc.&nbsp;an organization dedicated to Black uplift from a Christian perspective. He has written for national news outlets such as&nbsp;The Atlantic, the&nbsp;Washington Post, and the&nbsp;Religion News Service. He has offered television commentary on CNN and is frequently called upon to provide expert insight on current events related to race and Christianity. He has spoken nationwide at colleges, universities, and other organizations.

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