Broken Utterances: A Selected Anthology of 19th Century Black Women's Thought

Wednesday Apr 11, 7PM @ Red Emma's

Join editor and illustrator Michelle Wright for a reading from Broken Utterances, an exciting new anthology of black feminist thought, published by Three Sistahs Press, a new independent Baltimore press we're really excited to see.
Gender, race, and class adversities faced by African American women in the 21st century have not altered drastically from those tackled by our ancestors of the 19th century. Broken Utterances connects the seemingly disparate voices of 20 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, and original illustrations.

800 St. Paul St. * Baltimore, MD 21202 * (410) 230-0450 * info@redemmas.org

Red Emma's is open Monday through Saturday from 10AM-10PM, and Sunday from 10AM-6PM. Our weekly collective meetings are Sunday at 7PM, and are open to anyone interested in the project, except for the first Sunday of every month, which is closed to everyone except collective members. Red Emma's is part of IU 660 of the Industrial Workers of the World, one of the only unions to recognize that worker collectives can stand in solidarity with those fighting the bosses as part of one big union.