Broken Utterances connects the seemingly disparate voices of twenty Black women of the 1800's, and weaves a cohesive web revealing surprising influences not only upon each other, but also on the experiences of Black women today. It is an examination of how the unique position of the African American woman provides her with the ability to dissect the ills of society and offer distinctive insight for positive transformation. The book is a multi-media work featuring primary texts, biographies, original illustrations and translations into contemporary vernacular.
Michelle Diane Wright was born and raised in Frederick, Maryland. She attended Dartmouth College Hanover,New Hampshire shere she earned a B.A. in English and Art History. Michelle furthered her career at The Ohio State University where she e arned an M.A. in Black Studies and and M.S. in Political Science, and also taught the course Introduction to Black Studies and Introduction to Political Science.
Since then, Michelle has been involved with a number of projects ranging from journal publications to book design. For five years, she published Natural Alternatives, an Afrikan centered guide for holistic living, enjoying a readership of close to 10,000. She also edited The Case of Marshall Eddie Conway, a book exploring the legal battles of a former Black Panther and political prisoner, and wrote Let's Learn Swahili. Michelle has been published in the Western Journal of Black Studies, the Afro American Newspaper, and numerous other publications nationwide. Her most recent book published in 2007 was Broken Utterances: An Anthology of 19th Black Women's Social Thought. She is currently working on a biography of labor/anarchist leader Lucy Parsons.
Michelle currently lives in Baltimore with her daughter Alexandra where she teachings history and women's studies at the Community College of Baltimore County.
