Building off of Jemar's article "The Speech They Wouldn't Let John Lewis Give during the March on Washington" (https://jemartisby.substack.com/p/the-speech-they-wouldnt-let-john) we discuss personal experiences with censorship as well as a call to action for The Active Witness Challenge (https://thewitnessfoundation.co/awc) Support this podcast at patreon.com/passthemic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chairs at the ready? Jemar and Tyler discuss the Montgomery Riverboat Brawl, the historic connections, and challenge the perceptions on nonviolence as a resistance tactic both then and now. Support this podcast at patreon.com/passthemic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The band is back together again this week with Tyler and Jemar talking about what is giving them life and the importance of finding joy in the midst of the work that God has called you to. Support this podcast at patreon.com/passthemic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Greetings and God Bless Welcome to Pass The Mic, this is Tyler Burns and this week we are continuing our very special look back stage at this year's Joy and Justice Rise up and Flourish conference. This past june The Witness was honored to host so many amazing speakers at this year's conference and our good friend Faitth Brooks of Melanated Faith graciously stepped in take a few minutes back stage with each of the presenters to share their testimonies and discuss what it truly means to rise up a...
Greetings and God Bless Welcome to Pass The Mic, this is Tyler Burns and this week we have something very special for you. This past June The Witness was honored to host so many amazing speakers at this year's Joy and Justice Rise up and Flourish conference and our good friend Faitth Brooks of Melanated Faith graciously stepped in take a few minutes backstage with each of the presenters to share their testimonies and discuss what it truly means to rise up and flourish in 2023. This week we've go...
This month over on Footnotes, Jemar has been talking with everyday individuals who are doing the work of fighting racism in their various fields. This week on Pass The Mic, Jemar and Ally tackle the topic of racism in the realm of publishing. To check out the 'Fighting Racism' series be sure to subscribe to Footnotes with Jamar Tisby on iTunes or your favorite podcast player: Footnotes with Jemar Tisby on Apple Podcasts Support this show at patreon.com/passthemic Learn more about your ad choices...
Tyler and Ally are joined with a special guest this week. Our video editor Ryan Gentry (Pass The Mic: GEN Z with Ryan G) is back on the mic and... yeah, you don't want to miss this one. Support this podcast at patreon.com/passthemic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tyler and Jemar are back and this time joined once again with Brea Perry to discuss The Miseducation of the Young Black Christian. Support this podcast on patreon.com/passthemic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Captain Marvel should have been a Black Woman. Enjoy this episode and be sure to pick up Ally's new book "I Won't Shut Up: Finding Your Voice When the World Tries to Silence You" An Unvarnished Perspective on Racism That Calls Black Women to Find Their Voice Being Black in a society developed by white men to benefit white men means constantly pushing back against systems that were not constructed for your flourishing. White privilege. White cultural norms. White beauty standards. White noise. Yo...
Ally Henny and Brea Perry take over Pass The Mic this week to discuss respectability politics, the history and the problems there in, and a lot more! Enjoy this episode and be sure to pick up Ally's new book "I Won't Shut Up: Finding Your Voice When the World Tries to Silence You" An Unvarnished Perspective on Racism That Calls Black Women to Find Their Voice Being Black in a society developed by white men to benefit white men means constantly pushing back against systems that were not construct...
It's been 2 years since The Witness launched the Leave Loud campaign. This week Jemar, Tyler, and Ally ask the question, is there still a Leave Loud campaign to be had? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's been 2 year's since The Witness launched the Leave Loud campaign. This week Jemar, Tyler, and Ally reflect on the stories and impact that came out of the campaign as well as the criticism and pushback it received. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
An Unvarnished Perspective on Racism That Calls Black Women to Find Their Voice Being Black in a society developed by white men to benefit white men means constantly pushing back against systems that were not constructed for your flourishing. White privilege. White cultural norms. White beauty standards. White noise. You're made to feel that your life doesn't matter, your opinions aren't valid, and your entire existence is too loud. It can feel like the whole world is telling you to shut up. To ...
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More than what we may want to admit, myths shape our lives and what we believe about ourselves, our families, our communities, our churches, our country, and the way in which we find meaning in the world. But myths, if we do not recognize what they are, can keep us for truth. Support this podcast at patreon.com/passthemic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
My blue check vilified himself... This week Tyler and Jemar are talking about controversies across Christian higher ed where professors are losing their jobs for simply quoting Jemar's works. What is the real cost of pursing truth and what is the true gain in pursuing justice? All this discussed on this week's Pass The Mic. Support this podcast at patreon.com/PassTheMic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With civil rights advocacy in his DNA, Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III built his ministry on community advancement and social justice activism. As Senior Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Illinois, Dr. Moss spent the last two decades practicing and preaching a Black theology that unapologetically calls attention to the problems of mass incarceration, environmental justice, and economic inequality. Dr. Moss is part of a new generation of ministers committed to preaching a prophetic mes...
…or you know. Like just a Top 4 List. In this episode, Tyler and Jemar share their Top 4 personal influences. Support this podcast at patreon.com/passthemic Producer Note: the audio may sound a bit off this week as we are adjusting to a new recording location with some new equipment. Please give us grace as we grow into this new phase of Pass The Mic. Thanks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
…or you know. Like just a Top 4 List. In this episode, Tyler and Jemar share their Top 4 personal influences. Support this podcast at patreon.com/passthemic Producer Note: the audio may sound a bit off this week as we are adjusting to a new recording location with some new equipment. Please give us grace as we grow into this new phase of Pass The Mic. Thanks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Register Today: riseupandflourish.com Rise Up & Flourish, Justice & Joy Conference · Chicago, June 23-24 (riseupandflourish.com) Every day, injustice threatens to place Black people in bondage and steal our joy; it’s time to get free. At Joy & Justice 2023, we want to help you to Rise Up & Flourish–to live in the freedom that Jesus proclaims. Joy & Justice is more than a conference; it’s an experience. For two days, The Witness BCC team and our line-up of dynamic guests will ...
A young woman with dreams of being a superstar joins an underdog Atlanta praise-team choir in the lead up to the national competition... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
One of the key tools of oppression is labor exploitation. That we would be worked to death. Can our life exist not purely for what we produce but for who we are and whose we are? Support this podcast at patreon.com/PassTheMic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tyler, Jemar, and Ally share their experiences with trolls both online and in person. Ally Henny is a writer, speaker, advocate-minister, and vice president of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, an organization committed to encouraging, engaging, and empowering Black Christians toward liberation from racism. She completed her MDiv from Fuller Seminary with an emphasis in race, cultural identity, and reconciliation, and she hopes to lead a church someday. Ally has been leading conversatio...
In this episode, Jemar and special guest Ally Henny discuss the Florida's Department of Education rejecting an Advanced Placement course covering African American studies — saying the class indoctrinates students to "a political agenda." Support this podcast at patreon.com/PassTheMic Producer Note: the audio may sound a bit off this week as we are adjusting to a new recording location with some new equipment. Please give us grace as we grow into this new phase of Pass The Mic. Thanks! Learn more...
What does it look like to pass the baton well in ministry and what layers are at play with Bishop Jakes anointing of his daughter? Tyler and Jemar share personal stories of passing the baton both in and out of The Witness on this week’s Pass The Mic. Producer Note: the audio may sound a bit off this week as we are adjusting to a new recording location with some new equipment. Please give us grace as we grow into this new phase of Pass The Mic. Thanks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...
The world was swept away by the couple’s cinematic romance and rejoiced in their "fairy-tale" wedding. But from the beginning, Harry and Meghan were preyed upon by the press, subjected to waves of abuse, racism, and lies. Watching his wife suffer, their safety and mental health at risk, Harry saw no other way to prevent the tragedy of history repeating itself but to flee his mother country. Over the centuries, leaving the Royal Family was an act few had dared. The last to try, in fact, had been ...
From the red carpet to the PTM airwaves, this week Dr Jemar Tisby is bringing you this conversation with Creed III's Wood Harris. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Seems like AI taking over... so now a number of people have used ChatGPT to generate everything from speeches, to worship, to sermons. Facial recognition is redefining travel and security measures. AI advancement is concerning for everyone but especially for people of color, and especially for Black people in America. Let's talk about it... Support this podcast at patreon.com/passthemic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
“You’ve changed.” Have you ever heard that after you grew or adjusted your viewpoint on something? We all know what it feels like to have people judge or dismiss us as we embark on a new journey of growth. But how do we react to these statements? Better yet, how do we treat ourselves as we change? In this episode, Tyler and special guest Ally Henny share their experiences with change and some of the complex friendship dynamics that it can bring to our lives. Support this podcast at patreon.com/P...
Both Deion Sanders and Ed Reed are generational football talents. After Sanders exit from Jackson State University and Ed Reed’s departure from Bethune Cookman, their commitments to HBCU Football are coming into question. Are they raising appropriate awareness or just marketing themselves as HBCU saviors? Maybe, it’s a little bit of both. Tyler and Jemar tackle this topic and connect it to the Black Christian experience. Support this podcast at patreon.com/PassTheMic Producer Note: the audio may...
