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Black history tries to equalize American history

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Steve Simms

Black History Month is an attempt to begin to equalize American history — to tell the whole story and not just the parts of history that have been selected to make us look good. All Americans need to know the … Continue reading →

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A word people don’t like to hear

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Steve Simms

If racism had been truly overcome, the mere mention of the word wouldn’t aggravate people. For centuries in America, racism was the norm and to speak against it was to risk bodily harm. Now there is freedom to speak against … Continue reading →

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American history has been so sanitized that most people think about it in a “blahzay” (blasé) way, unshocked by its horrors. (For fresh insights search: Off the RACE Track book.)

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Steve Simms

Racism is the idea that certain physical characteristics set people off from other people creating a hierarchy of human value.

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Why “Off the RACE Track” is Patriotic

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Steve Simms

The Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag calls for “liberty and justice for all.” Off the RACE Track does too. The Declaration of Independence declares, “all men (people) are created equal.” So does Off the RACE Track. The National Anthem calls America … Continue reading →

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Colorful race adventures

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Steve Simms

This Thanksgiving Day I am thankful for my interracial adventures and my new book about them. Read about my adventures crossing the color-line: * selling black history books door-to-door in a race riot; * getting a haircut from Oprah’s dad; … Continue reading →

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History of the race card

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Steve Simms

People with similar personalities have much more in common than people with similar skin color. Get out of the race box. Color outside the racial lines. Get my new book “Off the RACE Track” on Amazon. If you look back at … Continue reading →

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Insults, race, disagreement, politics, and history

Posted on October 27, 2018 by Steve Simms

It takes no brains, no heart, and no character to call someone a demeaning name. However, if you feel a need to insult people who disagree with you, perhaps you’re not very secure in your beliefs. It’s easier to insult … Continue reading →

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A fresh, non-political look at race

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Steve Simms

Talking about race doesn’t have to be political, stressful, or confrontational. It can be encouraging and healing. Check out my new book — Off The Race Track–From Color-Blind To Color-Kind at this link.

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The Story Of “Blest Be The Tie That Binds”

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Steve Simms

In 1765, John and Mary Fawcett went to minister in Wainsgate, a rural English community, described as: “farmers and shepherds, poor as Job’s turkey; an uncouth lot whose speech one could hardly understand, unable to read or write; most of … Continue reading →

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Did Jesus establish a democratic *Theocracy?

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Steve Simms

I believe that what we call church was originally intended to be a democratic *Theocracy — an organic body of Jesus’ disciples, ruled and led directly by the living, resurrected Jesus. Jesus established it by saying, “On this rock (of … Continue reading →

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