Not only have we reduced Martin Luther King's vision to a single line from his "I Have a Dream" speech, we have also forgotten or ignored his vision for economic equity. 

In this episode I talk about King's economic agenda--one that he had from the beginning of his work as a pastor and moral philosopher all the way back in the 1950s and not just in the last few years of his life. 

We also get into how the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday came to be and a 15 year saga to get to sign the bill into law. 

Some resources you'll want to check out to learn more: 


To the Promised Land: Martin Luther King and the Fight for Economic Justice


Article- Jobs Are Harder to Create Than Voting Rolls


Listen to "Letter from Birmingham Jail" on Pass The Mic


Nonviolence 365- The King Center


Freedmen's Bureau Transcription Project- Smithsonian Institute 

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Not only have we reduced Martin Luther King's vision to a single line from his "I Have a Dream" speech, we have also forgotten or ignored his vision for economic equity. In this episode I talk about King's economic agenda--one that he had from the beginning of his work as a pastor and moral philosopher all the way back in the 1950s and not just in the last few years of his life. We also get into how the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday came to be and a 15 year saga to get to sign the bill into law. Some resources you'll want to check out to learn more: To the Promised Land: Martin Luther King and the Fight for Economic Justice Article- Jobs Are Harder to Create Than Voting Rolls Listen to "Letter from Birmingham Jail" on Pass The Mic Nonviolence 365- The King Center Freedmen's Bureau Transcription Project- Smithsonian Institute Be sure to support projects like this one by subscribing to JemarTisby.Substack.com and this Footnotes podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Not only have we reduced Martin Luther King's vision to a single line from his "I Have a Dream" speech, we have also forgotten or ignored his vision for economic equity.&nbsp;

In this episode I talk about King's economic agenda--one that he had from the beginning of his work as a pastor and moral philosopher all the way back in the 1950s and not just in the last few years of his life.&nbsp;

We also get into how the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday came to be and a 15 year saga to get to sign the bill into law.&nbsp;

Some resources you'll want to check out to learn more:&nbsp;


To the Promised Land: Martin Luther King and the Fight for Economic Justice


Article- Jobs Are Harder to Create Than Voting Rolls


Listen&nbsp;to "Letter from Birmingham Jail" on Pass The Mic


Nonviolence 365- The King Center


Freedmen's Bureau&nbsp;Transcription Project- Smithsonian Institute&nbsp;

Be sure to support projects like this one by subscribing to&nbsp;JemarTisby.Substack.com&nbsp;and this Footnotes podcast!&nbsp;
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MLK's Economic Agenda

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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