THE ARC

Updated Aug. 2022

BLOG INDEX

Maneuvering Difficult Conversations
Sacred Ground: Facilitators of Color Support Network, Fall Kickoff Event
Deep Dives: Robin DiAngelo, Kimberlé Crenshaw, bell hooks and Cornel West
Juvenile Justice in Flux
Hassan Bennett: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Books by Samuel M. Lemon
Repairing Racial Injustices Past and Present
TED Talks about Equity and Identity
Research about Racialization and Objectivity
Recommended Reading for Beach Chair Historians
Cathedral choir celebrates Howard Thurman
Cathedral Timeline Project: Embracing Our Past, Reimagining Our Future
Pottstown: Outreach ministries incur zoning violations
Singing the African American Spirituals with Integrity
Evensong in Honor of Bishop Barbara Harris
Watch Loving Presence: Combating Racism
How do reparations work?
How Is That Legal?
The Legacy of Anita Hill
The Critical Race Theory Boogeyman
Reparations movement in Philadelphia
Virtual anti-racism affinity group for white people
Re: Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Selections from Building Faith, Virginia Theological Seminary
Anti-racism podcasts you can listen to while being productive
TED Talks about direct work and deeper impact
Recommended reading for servant leaders and peacemakers
TED Talks about resistance and change
Podcasts for humble and compassionate listeners
Reports and scholarly articles for historical perspective and analysis
Recommended reading for envisioning peace and justice
POWER Interfaith's Anti-racist Community Organizing Model: An Invitation
In-depth reports on systemic racism rooted in Phila Institutions
Anti-Racism Resources for Teachers
We're Having A Moment
Spectacular Sermons at the National Cathedral
Black City. White Paper. Tense Newsroom.
Churches Serving People of Color in Our Diocese
Prayer of Lament for Mass Shootings
Prayer for Genocide Remembrance
To capitalize B or not to capitalize b? That is the question.
POC or BIPOC?
Upcoming Training: Racism and History, March 26
The Visionary Viola Davis
Loving Presence: Testimonies of Racism
Adaptive Leadership Training - Sat. May 14 from 9 am to 5 pm at St. David's
Racial Justice Audit of Episcopal Leadership
Racial Audit of Leadership in the Episcopal Church
Singing the African American Spirituals with Integrity, Sat. May 14
Follow Justice and Justice Alone
Sacred Practices for Strength, Healing, and Transformation
Concert for the Human Family, Apr. 30
Prayer for the Human Family
Symposium on Poor Black Women in America, Apr. 26
White Like Me by Tim Wise
Quick reads to sustain a willing spirit
Compelling TED Talks about fraught relationships and racial coping
Recommended reading for doable transformation and change in the name of faith
Cathedral Episcopalians for Housing Rights
White Supremacy and Christianity Conference, Thurs. Apr. 28
Virtual workshop for white anti-racism allies, Apr. 9-10
Take a 21-Day Anti-Racism Challenge
Telling the Truth, Proclaiming the Dream
'Health equity tourists': How white scholars are colonizing research on health disparities
What can White people do? by Ali Michael
My Dreams Will Never Be the Same by Julia Lieblich
Open Hearts Café at Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Square
"St. John's Passion" at St. Luke's Germantown, Apr. 15
Pending Racial Justice and Reconciliation Resolutions
The Church Cracked Open, Radical Welcome, and The Episcopal Way
A Daily Examen for Living as an Antiracist Person
Non-Black POCs addressing Anti-Blackness
Becoming Beloved Community: Understanding Systemic Racism, ChurchNext
The killing of 15-year-old Latasha Harlins
Justice for Breonna Taylor (Jun. 5, 1993 - Mar. 13, 2020)
Black History Month Celebration Concert, Feb. 27
A Litany of Social Penance
Thou Dost Not Become Weary
White Savior: Racism in the American Church (2019)
Antilynching Act Passed on Mon. Mar. 7, 2022
"Survival of the Fittest"
Allegories on race and racism
Give Us Hope
How do you know if you're perceived as a white savior?
March Recommended Documentaries
Film Critique: The Help
Welcome Messy!
March Recommended TED Talks
March Quick Reads
March Book Recommendations
Don’t infect racial justice with racism
Connect with us on Facebook!
What's your punchline?
Actor, Ally, or Accomplice?
A Girl Like Me (2005) directed by Kiri Davis
Anti-Racism Training for Episcopal Youth: Dismantling Racism
MTV Decoded with Franchesca Ramsey
How much do kids learn from what they hear and see from adults?
In Loving Memory of Ahmaud Arbery (May 8, 1994 - Feb. 23, 2020)
"The Trayvon Generation" by Elizabeth Alexander
2022 Helen White Memorial Lecture, March 5
Read the Report of the Loving Presence Group
Penn Law Students demand action after professor's 'racist' comments about Asians
"Don’t Cry" by Kirk Franklin Lyrics
Juneteenth: A Diocesan Service of Lament, Prayer, and Healing for Racial Reconciliation
Musical Performances from the Feb. 12 Commemoration of Blessed Absalom Jones
What memories are you defined by?
Learn more about the Feb. 12 Commemoration of Blessed Absalom Jones
The Commemoration of Blessed Absalom Jones, Feb. 12
"Great Is Thy Faithfulness" by William M. Runyan Lyrics
Black History Month: Book Club Recommendations
"Blessed Absalom" arr. by Jay Fluellen Lyrics
Psalm 126
A Biography of Blessed Absalom Jones
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" Lyrics
Black History Month: Recommended Reading and Research
The Rt. Rev. William Franklin talks about the inclusion of black people in the church, Feb. 16
Black History Month: Movie Recommendations, contd.
Black History Month: Movie Recommendations