Learning Together. Building Community.

Black history is not just some polite tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. during February. Black history is our history, American history. Native American history is our history. Our story. We—this generation—we have inherited all of this legacy. We come from enslaved people and we come from those who enslaved them. We are the ones whose land was stolen and we are the ones who stole it. We are the ones who were lynched and we are the ones who lynched them. We are the people wh

Interview with Sharon Gary-Smith When I sit down and listen to the stories of Black women and Black men—not out of defensiveness—but actually open up my heart and really hear what their experiences are, I start to get a glimpse of how fractured this country really is. Sharon Gary-Smith is an agitator and leader for social justice. She is the Executive Director of MRG Foundation, which funds grassroots organizations that are dismantling structures that hold people back. She en

In working toward such a daunting goal as global prosperity, sometimes it’s important to take a moment and celebrate what we have already accomplished. In 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted. It passed in the General Assembly without a single dissenting vote. How many times, in our history as a human race, have we been in complete agreement? We, the human beings of planet earth, declared with one voice that every single person in the world has basic, i

Interview with Micah McCarty Micah has an incredible story. From growing up away from the Makah Indian Reservation and nearly dropping out of high school, he went on to become the Tribal Chairman of the Makah Nation for three straight terms. He has a firm grasp of the intricacies of tribal and governmental relations. And he sees very clearly the urgent need for all parties—tribes, federal and state governments, environmentalists, fishermen and all concerned citizens— to work

Interview with Katherine Deumling Katherine has an incredible perspective on prosperity, at both the society level and the individual level. Her work in the Slow Food movement focuses on ensuring that food is Good, Clean and Fair—that is, food that is delicious (Good), healthy for us and the environment (Clean) and equitable (Fair) both in terms of wages for producers and prices people can afford. Her work in her own business focuses on helping individuals discover that simpl