Category Archives: healing racism

Why America needs to say, “Black Lives Matter”

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Steve Simms

Why America Needs To Say “Black Lives Matter” In its early years America said That black lives don’t matter By subjecting millions of black lives to: Human trafficking and abuse; Lifelong bondage and work without pay; Cruel separation from their … Continue reading →

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America’s big lie about black men

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Steve Simms

America was settled and then founded on a huge lie (this was not a little white lie) about black men, women, and children. The lie says that black skin is somehow shameful. That big lie, buried deep within our national … Continue reading →

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A White Guy’s Thoughts After The Charleston Church Shooting

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Steve Simms

I’m a white guy who was a black preacher for about 3 years. (I was a pastor in the African-American denomination–the Church of God in Christ, but I never went as far as Rachel Dolezal and literally claimed to be black.) … Continue reading →

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