Monthly Archives: July 2026

What we fail to repair, we repeat. Nicole Carty – Nonprofit Quarterly June 23, 2026 Who controls the story of the past controls the future. So, it comes as no surprise that MAGA’s attempts to erase the history of enslavement and genocide are coupled with the rolling back of hard-won civil rights victories and the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act. From their iconography and propaganda to the ethnic cleansing campaign of Black and immigrant Americans, with the notable exception of White South Africans, the Trump administration is attempting to turn America back to a time when only wealthy white […]

By Errin Haines, published in Nonprofit Quarterly June 30 2026 ” What united us in 1776 was the idea that a country can be defined not by territory or identity, but by a shared belief that freedom and equality are human rights. What must bring us together now is a commitment to making that idea real for all of us. Without belonging, there can be no true democracy. This moment requires us to affirm that commitment. It is in this spirit that I offer a new declaration…” Read the inspiring declaration here

Friday July 25 – 6:30 pm – Omni Center Omni member and gifted local musician Walter Schmidt has developed a new historic program on the music of the revolutionary war that also includes amazing true stories of “founders” and other early settlers that tell an amazing tale of how we became who we are. Put this on your calendar and join Walter, and Kelly and Donna Mulhollan to celebrate something REAL about America.