Intention and Accountability in Racial Justice Work by Krysten Cherkaski Last week, I was tasked with sharing my completed case study - a written reflection on my social justice practice that considers personal, interpersonal, and systemic dynamics - with the other fellows, Tieranny and Monica, and Marie,...
Read MoreBelieve it or not, but it is time to think about and make plans to attend Christmas concerts in Wightman Chapel here at Scarritt Bennett Center. We have an exciting schedule with talented musicians. All concerts are one-half hour in length and begin at 1:00...
Read Moreby Melissa Tidwell In her brilliant novel Room (later made into an award-winning film) Emma Donoghue puts readers inside a world we never wanted to imagine. The room of the title is a place of captivity and terror for a young woman who was kidnapped as...
Read Moreby Tieranny Woods As I was scrolling through Instagram, I came across this post, “Black doctor says Delta Air Lines staff didn’t believe she is a doctor during in flight medical emergency.” This black woman, physician noted that during her flight, a flight attendant refused to...
Read Moreby Monica McDougal I work with kids in a garden at an early learning center in East Nashville. The students I work with are diverse, coming from different backgrounds, races, classes, etc. During my first week facilitating in the garden, a situation occurred that caught me...
Read MoreThe rhetoric of this political campaign continues to fill the radio, television, newspapers, and social media. The election of a president, vice president, members of Congress and members of state and local governments are important matters as one considers the future direction of the nation,...
Read MoreThe labyrinth is a spiritual practice, a form of prayer that is based on the ancient practice of pilgrimage. Pilgrims walked to holy places, shrines to saints or locations in the holy land where important things in biblical history took place. Even in biblical times,...
Read MoreBy BHB Fellows Krysten Cherkaski, Monica McDougal, and Tieranny Woods Recently, we had the opportunity to attend the Highlander Research and Education Center’s 84th Anniversary Homecoming event. After spending some time learning about the history and legacy of Highlander, we were excited to head out to...
Read Moreby Krysten Cherkaski Coming into the Belle H. Bennett Fellowship, I was admittedly apprehensive and anxious. I wasn’t sure what to expect, and further than that I wasn’t sure what the extent of my work at a local nonprofit would come to look like. I can’t...
Read Moreby Melissa Tidwell Writing has been defined by one tortured writer as “the art of staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.” As we gathered for the beginning our “Wild With Words” writers’ workshop last week, most of...
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