I’m really looking forward to this conversation and I’m so delighted to be joined by a guest cohost today, my friend and colleague Linda Royster. Rachael: Well, thank you so much for joining us today. You can follow Cole and Black Liturgies on Instagram and Twitter. She is the author of the New York Times best-selling book, This Here Flesh.

She once took a professor’s advice very seriously to begin writing a little every day, and has followed it for nearly a decade. Born and for the most part raised in Pittsburgh, Cole studied Writing at the University of Pittsburgh. About Our Guest:Ĭole Arthur Riley is the creator of Black Liturgies, a space for Black spiritual words of liberation, lament, rage, and rest and a project of The Center for Dignity and Contemplation where she serves as Executive Curator. You can listen to the conclusion of this conversation here, in which Cole shares how her story led her to a new understanding of the Divine. In the first part of this conversation, Cole talks about the impact of her family of origin and how she came to tell her story. Cole Arthur Riley is the creator of Black Liturgies, a space for Black spiritual words of liberation, lament, rage, and rest and a project of The Center for Dignity and Contemplation where she serves as Executive Curator.

Rachael Clinton Chen is joined by Linda Royster from The Allender Center as they co-host this conversation with a very special guest.

This here flesh by cole arthur riley