Lynette Holloway |
| Journalist, Writer |
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United States |
About Lynette Holloway
"Portraits of Grief"
For six straight months, Lynette Holloway dedicated herself to the composition of “Portraits of Grief,” a collection of short biographic snapshots of victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks. To some extent, “Portraits of Grief” was a departure from Lynette Holloway’s regular position as a dogged beat reporter. She spent much of her 11-year-career at the paper covering such high-profile beats as City Hall, education and crime. Lynette Holloway's perspective and eye for personal detail made her a critical pick for the writing staff of “Portraits of Grief." In 2002, these widely read vignettes won the Times a Pulitzer Prize for public service.
Community Involvement
Community and public service has often proven itself high on Lynette Holloway’s list of priorities. Holloway is a member of Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s HOPE Foundation Board of Directors, and she has also served on the directive team behind The Day School, which works to provide support and academic development tools to emotionally and/or behaviorally disabled students below the poverty line.
Current Projects
Today, Lynette Holloway is an entertainment writer, and her work has been published in such weekly celebrity publications as People Magazine. Lynette Holloway is a contributor to the Black Issues Book Review, and the National Black MBA Association Magazine. She is currently working on two books (a murder mystery and a memoir) and has worked to develop online media with GreenRightNow.com and Shopperati.com.