Lori L. Tharps

All my life, I’ve wanted to write stories that would change the world…

Who is Lori L. Tharps?

Lori L. Tharps is a passionate writer whose work lands at the intersection of race and real life. Journalist, author, educator, speaker, Lori uses her words to broaden the conversation about race, culture and the human experience. A self-described storytelling evangelist, Lori is a literary activist who believes storytelling will save us all.

All my life, I’ve wanted to write stories that would change the world…

Who is Lori L. Tharps?

“With great sensitivity and unapologetic boldness, Tharps skillfully weaves the rich historical context of the United States, the Americas and Asia with wrenching contemporary first-person accounts to investigate how color operates in the most intimate spaces of American families.”

— ALLYSON HOBBS, NEW YORK TIMES, REVIEWING SAME FAMILY, DIFFERENT COLORS