Scarritt Bennett Center Blog

Native American and Alaska Natives Heritage Month

November is Native American and Alaska Natives Heritage Month, recognizing and celebrating the rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and history and acknowledging the important contributions of American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States. It is a time to reflect on the contributions and the...

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Think About These Things

 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of...

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Inclusive Hospitality

Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated annually from September 15 – October 15. This year's theme is Unidos: Inclusivity for a Stronger Nation. Our diversity is our strength, and our contributions to the culture, the economy, and the future of our nation cannot be denied. We...

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Instructions for Living a Life

Instructions for Living a Life Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. -Mary Oliver Mary Oliver (1935-2019) fully lived her life according to those instructions.  She was a philosophizing , theological poet who made the ordinary extraordinary. She paid attention to the smallest of creatures to the expansiveness of the...

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How Long, O Lord?

“How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?How long will you hide your face from me?How long must I bear pain in my soul,and have sorrow in my heart all day long?How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? Consider and answer me,...

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Women’s History Month

Women’s History Month March is Women’s History Month. During WHM, we celebrate and honor the many women who have helped shape our country and make contributions in history, education, cultural, societal, and political areas. The idea of celebrating women’s achievement began in 1978 in Sonoma, California...

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Rosa Parks
Black History ‘Sheroes’

Three of my “sheroes” of the Civil Rights Movement include Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Marian Wright Edelman. There is much written about these incredible women, so I’m going to simply highlight a few facts and resources for you to explore more on your...

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Home Economics

Scarritt Bennett Center’s Storylines Book Club recently read and discussed The Secret History of Home Economics: How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live by Danielle Dreilinger. Dreilinger did extensive research and the book is filled with fascinating information....

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