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Author: Orissa Arend

Partly hidden mural breathes with spirit of 1970 Black Panther standoff

April 29, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
A relic from the era of Black militancy warrants the attention of scholars and preservationists.

WBOK panel on race shows how hard it can be to ‘promote understanding’

June 4, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019
White guilt meets black blame: Is there no way to overcome these obstacles to more constructive conversation?

Hate abortion? Then why fight efforts to assure pregnancies are planned?

February 21, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
The author, with firsthand experience of abortion, questions the wisdom of Archbishop Aymond's recent diatribe.

Racism and the church: Episcopalians search their souls, seek atonement

January 24, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
The service for racial reconciliation, two days before the MLK Jr. holiday, was a year in the planning. At first it looked like no one was going to show up.

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