Award-Winning author, actor, & activist Barnard Sims' pen name is Barnard The Barber. Barnard focuses his writing on self-help and social justice. The magic of his "storytelling" style is, the masterful way Barnard The Barber is able to communicate (even the harsh realities) in a comical way.
Barnard is the retired owner of Barnard’s Hair Salon. Barnard served as the cosmetology instructor at Athens Technical College, while he earned an associate’s degree in public services.
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As a passionate civil rights activist, Barnard became the VP of the local NAACP and a writer for the legal redress team. Barnard reported on a number of cases where
citizens were being abused by the Police.
Challenged by SiriusXM Urban View talk show host, Joe Madison, The Black Eagle's question, "What are you going to do about it?." Barnard created his own talk show titled: The Way it Is. The vision for "The Way it Is", is to give voice to those our society has left voiceless.
Understanding that it is just not enough to simply say "I am not racist, homophobic, anti semitic, xenophobic, etc." Barnard believes that we each must first search our own souls, to challenges ourselves to be better today, if we aspire to make our society it's best in the future.
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Barnard is also a USCF District Chess Coach, and founder of (501c3) Reach One Chess, Inc. ROC's origins stem from the African Proverb: "Each One, Teach One". ROC's mission is to divert the "school to prison pipeline" into a thriving "school to purpose pipeline" for at risk youth (by collaborating a partnership with Trade Schools & the Technical College System of Georgia).
Barnard's philanthropy has made a way for many children to get their books illustrated & published. Barnard is always eager to assist programs that encourage our youth to seek positive outcomes. Frederick Douglass found Literacy to be key. In essence, our world is often transformed, by the POWER of a Storytellers Pen!
Barnard is an actor, who's done commercials, and was also in a Civil Rights documentary with (late) Congressman John Lewis. Most recently Barnard was in the Movie "Till' produced by EGOT winner Whoopi Goldberg.
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Barnard the Barber believes that hearing the humanity of each voice is powerful, because each one of us, has the power to help someone else.​
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*Photos Top to Bottom*;
1) Barnard at The EXCEPTIONAL FOUNDATION of ATLANTA with LEAP For LITERACY (Founder) Stan Tucker
2) US Representative & Civil Rights Icon Mr. John Lewis
3) Barnard speaking for NAACP
4) Coach Barnard teaching Chess at the Boys & Girls Club
5) Barnard receiving an award for Sponsoring a host of Children to become Authors by Global Ambassador of the WWE & Wrestling Star Hall of Famer Titus O'Neil
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