Lawrence Otis Graham (December 25, 1961 – February 19, 2021) was an American attorney, political analyst, cultural influencer and celebrated New York Times best-selling author.
At five-years-old, Larry's parents engaged a bold barrier-breaking mission purposed to find and acquire a residential family home in a then-mostly Caucasian-filled suburban Westchester County New York City neighborhood.
"[3]Those were the grounds that influenced Lawrence Otis Graham's lifetime efforts dedicated to the pursuit of racial equality and justice.
[11] After graduating Princeton with a Bachelor of Arts in English,[12][13] Graham went on to earn a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School in 1988.
Lawrence Otis Graham was a corporate lawyer at Weil, Gotshal & Manges and a real estate attorney at Cuddy & Feder 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.
[15] His work has appeared in such publications as The New York Times, Reader's Digest (where he served as a contributing editor), Glamour, and U.S. News & World Report.
[19] During the 2000 United States House of Representatives elections, Graham challenged incumbent Republican Sue W. Kelly for her seat in New York's 19th congressional district.