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Smart & Final is proud to celebrate Black History Month by taking the opportunity to share the words and thoughts of our associates on what the period means to them. Today we’d like to share what our Inventory Control Clerk Christopher McCullom had to say about what Black History Month means to him. Black history month for me means both a lot and a little. It is a door to unexplored history and many accomplishments of African/Black Americans. For myself it was not widely c...elebrated in my home growing up being the child of a Belizean immigrant, the history was foreign to my mother. She grew up in Belize and did not emigrate until after the Civil rights movement. The importance of the month escaped me until high school and college. That was when I was truly able to understand the many hardships and sacrifices that African/Black Americans and the lack of knowledge I had from what I was learning throughout my life. Reflecting on the past gave me new perspective on how to go about changing the future for the better.

If you think yogurt’s just a quick breakfast option, think again. This month we show you how to make the most of this creamy healthy fridge staple! Check out how to use one container of First Street yogurt in two tasty and totally unique ways! Recipes: Chicken Salad: https://www.smartandfinal.com/recipes/chicken-salad/7136 Strawberry Yogurt Cones: https://www.smartandfinal.com//strawberry-yogurt-cones/8094

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Spending Fat Tuesday in your big easy chair? This Mardi Gras you can still laissez les bon temps roulez all you need to do is whip up a classic-style King Cake, make some cocktails and ask Alexa to play that New Orleans jazz playlist. And don't forget the beads. LOTS of beads.

Just sending you a HEARTfelt wish for the very best, tastiest, Red-hottest, candy-heartiest, couch-coziest, grateful-feelingest & chocolate-eatingest #ValentinesDay you’ve ever had!

It’s the day before Valentine’s Day, known widely as #GalentinesDay, a day for celebrating the ladies in your life who love you, root for you, cheer you up when you're down and support you no matter what! Pop the and tell ‘em you love ‘em, today and every day!

Smart & Final is proud to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth and our associates who bring so much warmth, kindness and energy to our communities, and to their own. Today we’d like to share what Ashley Clark, our Senior Payroll Manager had to say about Black History Month. For me and my family, Black History Month is about doing our part in redefining the narrative of living as a Black American in today’s society. We celebrate and recognize the sacrifices, contributions, and achie...vements of Black Americans but it can’t stop there. Black History Month must drive us to look inwardly at our own biases and judgements. It must cause us to question our thought processes and actions so we can focus on creating true equity and justice for all. Black History Month is about sharing our faith with others by showing love in the face of hatred...and finding hope in times of despair. Treating others with decency and dignity should never be up for debate. Black History Month is about looking at the past, not just for the struggle, but for the perseverance. Taking hold of our faith, our triumphs, our tears, and our determination to show the world today that Black Lives HAVE to matter. Watching the 2021 inauguration with so many powerful women of color at the forefront tells me we are making progress! It tells me that the work of our predecessors and the work we are all doing together is creating avenues of opportunity for Black Americans. But there is still so much work to be done. I shouldn’t feel fear every time my husband goes for a jog alone, but I do. I shouldn’t have to explain to my 10 year old son why he can’t wear his hoodie like his non-Black friends, but I do. Together, we CAN continue to reshape the Black American experience if we do not allow Black History Month to mean nothing.... Black History Month will mean nothing if we don’t learn from the past; we have to move forward with positive change. Everyone has a part to play whether it is educating ourselves, listening to another’s perspective, choosing empathy, or speaking up against bias. Silence and inaction is a choice to continue oppression so we all must use our voices, no matter how small. See more