Do Not Be Weary in Well Doing
“And you can always hear this long sob story: ‘You know it takes time.’ For three hundred years, we’ve given them time. And I’ve been...
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Angela Simms
Mar 19, 20214 min read
Ode to Jesus Once More
Heard the voice of Jesus say Come unto me, I am the way. Keep your hand on the plow, hold on. When my way gets dark as night, I know the...
Angela Simms
Mar 6, 20215 min read
#BlackGirlMagic: On the Necessity of Resilience and Righteous Indignation
What do Vice-President Kamala Harris, voting rights activist Stacey Abrams, media mogul Oprah Winfrey, and viral immunologist leading the...
Angela Simms
Feb 16, 20213 min read
Bearing Good Fruit in 2021—and Beyond
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it remain in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me...
Angela Simms
Feb 9, 20213 min read
Black History Month: this February—and All Year
In 1926, revered historian Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) initiated “Negro History Week,” which became Black History Month in 1976. Dr....
Angela Simms
Feb 3, 20213 min read
Keep in Step with the Spirit
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit (Galatians 5:25, NIV). The Holy Ghost is ushering in a new season. Are...
Angela Simms
Jan 23, 20214 min read
Happy Birthday Dr. King—Rest in Justice
He would be 92 today. Just imagine. In my childhood, I appreciated the King holiday for the long weekend it created, allowing me a break...
Angela Simms
Jan 23, 20212 min read
#2020Gratitude—Top 5!
My mom told me my posts are “depressing.” I gather she means I could share more about what I’m thankful for. And I believe she’s right!...
Angela Simms
Jan 23, 20214 min read
Light and Salvation in 2020 Darkness
“Professor Simms, how can you keep studying racism and not get overwhelmed?” Several students have asked some version of this question...
Angela Simms
Jan 23, 20213 min read
What It Means to Focus on the Family
December is the time many of us look forward to an end-of-year pause where we gather with family and friends to celebrate Christmas,...
Angela Simms
Nov 29, 20203 min read
Election 2020: It’s Bigger than Biden vs. Trump
Senator Kamala Harris is the Democratic Party’s nominee for Vice President. As a Black woman, I’m ecstatic about Harris’s breakthrough....
Angela Simms
Nov 12, 20203 min read
Lift Every Voice!
Lift ev’ry voice and sing ‘Til earth and heaven ring Ring with the harmonies of Liberty Let our rejoicing rise High as the list’ning...
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