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LECTURE, PERFORMANCE, & BOOK SIGNING at UNIV. of PENN!

Welcome! Join Dr. Hill for a lecture, violin performance, and book signing of her new book, Colored Women Sittin' on High: Womanist Sermonic Practice in Literature and Music (UNC Press) at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia!

When: Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Time: 5:30 PM

This signing is free and open to the public!

Address:

Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania

3401 Walnut Street

Max Kade Room 329-A

Philadelphia, PA 19104

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