The Minister Mike Show Podcast

Black History, State Violence, and the Fight for Truth


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Spiritual Foundation

Hurt people hurt people, but healed people heal people

God as the Great Physician and the source of unshakable joy

The difference between happiness (temporary) and joy (anchored in God)

Black History Month Focus

Black history as American history

The danger of erased, rewritten, or ignored history

History as a living responsibility, not just a celebration

Who Dat? – Alonzo Herndon

Born enslaved, became Georgia’s first Black millionaire

Founder of Atlanta Life Insurance Company

Black wealth, institution building, and economic independence as freedom

Living History

Personal account of WWII veteran Elmer Carter

Negro Leagues baseball, D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge

The 761st Tank Battalion: the original Black Panthers of WWII

Current Events & Social Justice

Federal shootings in Minnesota and lack of transparency

Media narratives vs. video evidence

Federal overreach, state violence, and accountability

Historical parallels between past and present abuses of power

Media, Knowledge, and Power

Ignorance as a tool of destruction

Hosea 4:6 and the cost of a lack of knowledge

Why controlling the narrative controls the people

Hope Moving Forward

Political shifts signaling change

The importance of courage, awareness, and action

Learning history as a pathway to freedom

The Minister Mike Show provides information, entertainment, and truth for your soul. “What’s behind you didn’t break you, it prepared you”. Join us next week as we continue to stand on the wall. Peace and blessings.

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The Minister Mike Show PodcastBy Minister Mike, Mike C