Lawrence C. Ross, Jr., Best-Selling Author of The Divine Nine,

to Speak at NSU on September 10

Norfolk, Va.—Lawrence C. Ross, best-selling author of The Divine Nine and a nationally recognized expert on black sororities and fraternities, will speak at Norfolk State University at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at the L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center.   His talk is free and open to the public.  

Ross, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., has lectured at more than 300 universities.  He is considered an important writer of African-American literature and his written other books including the Ways of Black Folks: A Year in the Life of a People, Friends with Benefits, Skin Game.

Ross has appeared on National Public Radio, Good Morning Atlanta, and has been interviewed in Ebony, Savoy, Essence, the Los Angeles Times, Africana.com, and the London Times, among others.

He is president of brandGREEK.com, a new free website that matches fraternity and sorority chapters needing sponsorships for their social, community service and scholarship events. He is also president of Afroboho, a film and television production company that is currently developing shows for both Black Entertainment Television and TV-One.  

Educated at the University of California at Berkeley and the University of California at Los Angeles, Ross received a bachelor’s degree in history from UCLA and an MFA from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife, April, and their son, Langston.

For more information, call Communications and Marketing at 823-8373.