Lawrence Otis Graham
| Lawrence O. Graham | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 25, 1962 |
| Residence | Chappaqua, New York and Manhattan |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Larry Graham |
| Alma mater |
Princeton University (B.A., 1983) Harvard Law School (JD, 1988) |
| Occupation | Lawyer at Cuddy & Feder Author |
| Known for | African-American social class books and news commentary |
| Spouse(s) | Pamela Thomas-Graham |
Lawrence Otis Graham (born 1962) is an African-American attorney and New York Times best-selling author.
Graham was raised in Manhattan and later in White Plains, New York. He has a brother, Richard, an orthodontist.
He graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts and from Harvard Law School with a juris doctor in 1988.
Lawrence Otis Graham is a corporate and real estate attorney as well as a New York Times bestselling author of 14 non-fiction books on the subject of politics, education, race and class in America. His work has appeared in such publications as The New York Times, Reader's Digest, Glamour, U.S. News & World Report and Reader's Digest, where he has served as a contributing editor. His book Our Kind of People: Inside America’s Black Upper Class (HarperCollins) was a New York Times, Los Angeles Times and Essence Magazine bestseller, as well as a selection of the Book of the Month Club. Netflix is currently developing a series based on the book.
Graham’s book The Senator and The Socialite: the Story of America’s First Black Political Dynasty (HarperCollins) is a biography of U.S. Senator Blanche Bruce, the first black person to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate. Graham is also the author of such books as The Best Companies for Minorities (Penguin Books) and Proversity: Getting Past Face Value (John Wiley & Sons)—two guides on diversity in the workplace—as well as Member of the Club (HarperCollins) which was originally a cover story on New York Magazine, and was later optioned for a feature film by Warner Brothers.
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