By Chandra Allen The Caged Bird Sings is the first in a series of Phenomenal Woman program events and a tribute to Maya Angelou and her victory over her personal childhood trauma. Join us for an afternoon of poetry, song and African dance dedicated to global warriors...
Read MoreBy Joyce D. Sohl Words fill up a page. Words fill up our minds and thoughts. Words fill up the airwaves. Words are everywhere! Words are, for most of us, our common creative medium. We use them to communicate with each other in conversation; we use...
Read MoreBy Chandra Allen As the images of our culture of violence continue to overflow across the media outlets, I am overtaken by the level of violence that is perpetrated within and against communities. I am saddened by our inhumanity towards one another and our inability to...
Read MoreBy Joyce D. Sohl The ending of the year and the beginning of the new is an annual occurrence that causes us to reflect on the endings and beginnings within our lives. Have you noticed that for every ending there is a beginning? Do endings bring...
Read MoreBy Chandra Allen Before Christmas, the Woman to Woman group gathered at Scarritt Bennett Center for our monthly Circle meeting. This year our theme is “Identity: Culture, Community, and Self.” So far we have explored what it means to be part of culture – culture we...
Read MoreBy Anita Peebles So, I wrote a blog post a couple weeks ago about the consumer culture of Black Friday, read it here: https://scarrittbennett.org/thanksgiving-is-almost-here-bring-on-the-sales/. Naturally, the day after Thanksgiving, I went to The Santa Claus Parade in Peoria, IL and basically celebrated the commercialization of Christmas....
Read MoreBy Chandra Allen Today, I’m excited to share about one of our programs for women: Woman to Woman. It is one of the most exciting components of my work at Scarritt Bennett Center. The Woman to Woman program began as a unique partnership between Scarritt Bennett...
Read MoreBy Dr. Jackie L. Halstead I like to think of the seasons in terms of the story they represent. Each season is a chapter in the story of the year. Winter is one of my favorite seasons. There is something peaceful about this chapter. It’s about...
Read MoreBy Joyce D. Sohl I heard the bells on Christmas day Their old familiar carols play, And wild and sweet the words repeat Of peace on earth, good will to men. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote this carol, “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” on Christmas Day, 1864 in the...
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