| 词条 | Lawrence Otis Graham |
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| name = Lawrence O. Graham | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|12|25|df-yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = American | other_names = Larry Graham[1] | alma mater = Princeton University (B.A., 1983) Harvard Law School (JD, 1988) | spouse = Pamela Thomas-Graham | residence = Chappaqua, New York and Manhattan | occupation = Lawyer at Cuddy & Feder Author | known_for = African-American social class books and news commentary }} Lawrence Otis Graham (born 1962) is an African-American attorney and New York Times best-selling author.[2]{{citation needed|date=June 2013}}{{failed verification|date=November 2014}} BiographyEarly life and educationGraham was raised in Manhattan and later in White Plains, New York.[3] He has a brother, Richard, an orthodontist.[4] He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy,[5] then Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts and from Harvard Law School with a juris doctor in 1988.[6] CareerLawrence 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. Graham has appeared on numerous TV programs including Charlie Rose, Today Show, The View, Hardball with Chris Matthews, and Good Morning America, and has been profiled in USA Today and TIME. A former adjunct professor at Fordham University, Graham has taught African American Studies as well as American Government. Graham appears weekly as a political commentator on News 12., He is chairman of the Westchester County Police Board and has served on the boards of Red Cross of Westchester, the Boy Scouts of America, Princeton Center for Leadership Training, Jack & Jill Foundation, and Council on Economic Priorities. Graham is also a trustee of SUNY Purchase College Foundation, the American Theatre Wing and the Horace Mann School in New York City. Personal lifeGraham is married to corporate executive Pamela Thomas-Graham.[7] They live in Manhattan and in Chappaqua, New York and have three children.[8] BooksGraham's books centralize on African-American social class.
References1. ^https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/04/business/private-sector-a-chappaqua-husband-seeks-office.html 2. ^"Biography" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070507075100/http://www.lawrenceotisgraham.com/content/author.asp |date=2007-05-07 }} Retrieved on March 13, 2007 3. ^http://articles.latimes.com/1995-07-31/news/ls-29831_1_larry-graham 4. ^http://www.nysun.com/new-york/pulling-back-the-curtain-on-the-black-upper-class/33975/ 5. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/07/31/the-senator-and-the-socialite|title=The Senator and the Socialite|date=2006-07-24|access-date=2019-02-07|language=en|issn=0028-792X}} 6. ^http://www.cuddyfeder.com/lawrence-graham.php 7. ^http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2005-10-09/a-better-fit-at-liz-claiborne 8. ^http://hudsonvalley.news12.com/news/chappaqua-attorney-lawrence-otis-graham-writes-about-experiencing-discrimination-as-a-successful-black-family-1.9490440 9. ^{{cite book|title=The Senator and the Socialite: The True Story of America's First Black Dynasty| author=Lawrence Otis Graham| publisher=Harper| edition=First |date=June 27, 2006| isbn= 0060184124 }} 10. ^1 "List of Books" Retrieved on March 13, 2007 11. ^{{cite book|title=Our Kind of People: Inside America's Black Upper Class| author=Lawrence Otis Graham| publisher=Harper| edition=First |date=January 6, 1999 | ISBN= 0060183527 }} 12. ^{{cite book|title=Proversity: Getting Past Face Value|author=Lawrence Otis Graham|publisher= Wiley|edition=First |date=February 5, 1997 |isbn= 0471178187}} 13. ^{{cite book| title=Member of The Club: Reflections on Life in a Polarized World|author=Lawrence Otis Graham| publisher=Harpercollins| edition=First |date=May 1995 |isbn= 0060183519 }} External links
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