Dignity, Justice and Joy: Holding on to Our Dignity in Challenging Times

Peace Hill at Avila is proud to offer two opportunities for hearing the accomplished author and poet, Cole Arthur Riley on Friday, February 16.

At this evening event, participants will gather at Mt Level Missionary Baptist Church in Durham from 7-8:30pm. Cole will be signing books after the event. Local bookstore, Rofhiwa Books, will be on site with Cole Arthur Riley’s latest book, Black Liturgies.  To ensure you get a copy, use their link below to make your purchase now, and pick it up at the event.  Be sure to indicate whether or not you will be picking up the book at Mt. Level.

Cole Arthur Riley is the author of the NYT bestseller, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories that Make Us. Her writing has been featured in The Atlantic, Guernica, and The Washington Post. Cole is also the creator and writer of Black Liturgies, a project that integrates spiritual practice with Black emotion, Black literature, and the Black body.

This event is co-sponsored by Duke University Chapel, Living the Word Justice and Equity Ministry, Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, Resource Center for Women & Ministry in the South, Racial Justice and Reconciliation Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, and Episcopalians United Against Racism.