Talk:Lawrence Ross

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This article is written by the subject of the article. See User_talk:GeorgeLouis#Why Sincerely, GeorgeLouis (talk) 05:23, 24 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

So if the 100,000 black fraternity and sorority members who own my book, The Divine Nine, write my bio, it's all fine? Not trying to be sarcastic, but to be deleted because I wrote the piece is a bit strange. It doesn't negate the fact that my work is clearly notable. If not, call a random college and ask their greek life office.

You are correct. Autobiographies are strongly discouraged, but not a reason for deletion. Biographies are far better written by others, though not necessarily 100,000 of them. --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 23:12, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This page should not be speedy deleted because...[edit]

This page should not be speedy deleted because...Lawrence Ross is a nationally known writer. He wrote two ground breaking books for the African American community: The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities and Sororities, which was the first book written on the subject. He is recognized as an expert and has appeared on CNN, NPR, etc. among other media. He's also lectured at over 400 universities. And he wrote Money Shot, the first book written on African Americans in porn. This deletion doesn't make any sense because he CLEARLY meets the criteria. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alpha1906 (talk • contribs) 18:43, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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