Background
JARRETT, LORI was born on May 25, 1958 in Monroe, Michigan, United States.
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LORI Bryant-Woolridge
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University of Michigan (Bachelor of Arts, 1982). Antioch School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1986). Author, Contributed: "Pay Classification," Chapter to 1986, Edition of "A Guide to Merit Systems Protection Board;" Drafted, "Model Bill for the Licensing of Acupuncturists," 1985.
Selectman, Town of Richmond, since 1988. Special Assistant District Attorney, Berkshire County, since 1990.
Career
Bryant-Woolridge made her debut as a novelist in 1999 when she published the novel Read Between the Lies. The book went on to become a best-seller, and in 2000 was nominated for a Golden Pen Award for Best Contemporary Fiction. Her second novel, Hitts & Mrs., was published in 2004, and made the Essence Magazine bestseller list.
Bryant-Woolridge's latest novel Weapons of Mass Seduction was published in April 2007. The Power of WOW, subtitled A Guide to Unleashing the Confident, Sexy You (a non-fiction, self-help book) was published July 2011. "Woolridge comes on like Judith Krantz with a social conscience." : Publishers Weekly.
Bryant-Woolridge has also contributed to several anthologies, such as Gumbo: A Celebration of African-American Writing (Harlem Moon, 2002), and Brown Sugar 3: Opposites Attract (Washington Square, 2004). In the Spring of 2005, Bryant-Woolridge co-founded the Femme Fantastik Literary Tour, a book tour dedicated to showcasing the work of female authors of color. Bryant-Woolridge spent her early career in various television production and management roles at the ABC Television Network, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), and Black Entertainment Television (BET).
Lori Anne Bryant-Woolridge was born in the San Francisco Bay Area to a bi-racial father, Brig. Gen Albert Bryant Sr., and bi-racial Asian mother, RN Mable Lun. She was raised in both California and a suburb of Washington, DC. She attended Kennedy High School and graduated from the University of Maryland, CP. (The Femme Fantastik Tour was founded as a tour of US military bases).
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Berkshire, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations.
