Collections by Michelle Brown WSG Author Jason A. Michael

Author and journalist Jason A. Michael will forever be a native Detroiter. He earned his journalism degree from Wayne State University. He received the Spirit of Detroit Award from the Detroit City Council in 2005 for his contributions to the community through journalism. After graduating from Wayne State University, he joined the staff of “Between the Lines”, a Detroit-based news and arts weekly serving Michigan’s LGBTQ community. 

Jason has a passion for urban music and spent many years working with Grammy-award-winning songwriter and soul diva Betty Wright. Wright rose to fame in the 1970s with hits such as "Clean Up Woman" and "Tonight is the Night”.He has interviewed everyone from Motown legends Martha Reeves and Mary Wilson to Dionne Warwick and Patti LaBelle. 

In 2007, Jason released his first entertainment biography, “Strength Of A Woman: The Phyllis Hyman Story”. The book received much critical acclaim and went on to become an Essence magazine bestseller. After 18 years Jason continues to write for “Between the Lines” and publishes under his own imprint JAM Books, LLC.