• Sacred Blues: “Sinners” and the Rhythm of Black Spirituality

    Scarritt Bennett Center Facebook Live 1027 18th Avenue South, Nashville, TN, United States

    Join Rev. Kelli X, Scarritt Bennett Center's Director of Racial Justice Ministries, in Harambee Auditorium at 6 p.m. on Tuesday May 20th for a hybrid conversation on the tension between religion and spirituality in Black life, the grief and glory of gospel and blues, and...

    Free
  • Yoga + Lectio

    Yoga + Lectio
    Laskey Art Gallery at Scarritt Bennett Center 1027 18th Avenue S, Nashville, United States

    Yoga + Lectio is inspired by the embodied practice of yoga and the contemplative practice of lectio divina. Traditionally, lectio divina refers to the ancient practice of reading sacred texts. In this practice, the text ushers the reader into a meaningful encounter with the Divine Presence....

  • Yoga + Lectio

    Yoga + Lectio
    Laskey Art Gallery at Scarritt Bennett Center 1027 18th Avenue S, Nashville, United States

    Yoga + Lectio is inspired by the embodied practice of yoga and the contemplative practice of lectio divina. Traditionally, lectio divina refers to the ancient practice of reading sacred texts. In this practice, the text ushers the reader into a meaningful encounter with the Divine Presence....

  • Yoga + Lectio

    Yoga + Lectio
    Laskey Art Gallery at Scarritt Bennett Center 1027 18th Avenue S, Nashville, United States

    Yoga + Lectio is inspired by the embodied practice of yoga and the contemplative practice of lectio divina. Traditionally, lectio divina refers to the ancient practice of reading sacred texts. In this practice, the text ushers the reader into a meaningful encounter with the Divine Presence....

  • Cultural Millennium: A Juneteenth Celebration of Black Poetry & Power

    Scarritt Bennett Center, Harambee Auditorium 1027 18th Ave. S., Nashville, TN, United States

    Join us for Cultural Millennium, a dynamic poetry theatre experience that honors the cultural depth and enduring legacy of Blackness in America presented by Dream 7 Theater Productions. This is a free event with free parking.  Lunch cost is $15 and you may register just...

  • Yoga + Lectio

    Yoga + Lectio
    Laskey Art Gallery at Scarritt Bennett Center 1027 18th Avenue S, Nashville, United States

    Yoga + Lectio is inspired by the embodied practice of yoga and the contemplative practice of lectio divina. Traditionally, lectio divina refers to the ancient practice of reading sacred texts. In this practice, the text ushers the reader into a meaningful encounter with the Divine Presence....

  • Powerhouse Conversations: Women’s Health

    Scarritt Bennett Center, Bennett Hall 1014 19th Avenue South, Nashville, TN, United States

    Join us for the first in a series of conversations with subject matter experts around the social issues that impact communities across the country. Powerhouse Conversations: Women's Health will be held on April 15 in Bennett Hall Social Room on the Scarritt Bennett Center Campus....

  • Stand Against Injustice Rally

    Scarritt Bennett Center, Harambee Auditorium 1027 18th Ave. S., Nashville, TN, United States

    Each year, YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee invites the community to unite its voices to educate, advocate and promote social justice and civic engagement at the annual Stand Against Injustice Community Rally. Join YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee and Scarritt Bennett Center for Rooted in...

  • The Clearing: A Place for Black Queer Spiritual Discovery and Exploration

    Laskey Welcome Center, Laskey C, Scarritt Bennett Center

    You are invited into the Clearing — a place for spiritual discovery and exploration, created in partnership by MashUp and Scarritt Bennett Racial Justice Ministries. In this meeting, we will dive into "The Book of the Living", a collection of scriptures drawn from Octavia Butler's...