Omar Rashad Tyree (born April 15, 1969) is an African-American

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. He is known for his best-selling book ''For the Love of Money'' and ''Mayor for Life: The Incredible Story of Marion Barry, Jr.'' he co-authored with Marion Barry.

Early life and education

Tyree, also known as Briggs, was born in 1969 in

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, United States. He graduated from Central High School in 1987; after which he enrolled at the

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, where he studied to become a

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before transferring to Howard University in 1989. His journey as an entrepreneur began in his early twenties, when he started a book publishing company, Mar Productions, to release his earliest works of fiction. Recently, Tyree released his first movie, ''The Lure of Young Women''. In 1991, Tyree received a degree in print journalism from Howard University.

Career

Shortly, after his graduation, he started to work as a reporter and an assistant editor at ''The Capitol Spotlight''. Later, he worked as a chief reporter for ''News Dimensions''. In 2003, Tyree released a hip-hop album titled ''

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'' Tyree's first non-fiction book, ''The Equation: Applying the 4 Indisputable Components of Business Success'', was published in January 2009.

Awards and recognition

* 2001: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literature * 2006: Phillis Wheatley Literary Award for Body of Work in Fiction.

Bibliography

As Omar Tyree: *''Capital City'' (1993) * Battlezone (1994) *''

Flyy Girl ''Flyy Girl'' is young adult/new adult literature and an urban fiction book written by Omar Tyree. The book was originally published by Mars Productions in 1993 and republished by Simon & Schuster for adults in 1996. The novel is regarded to be t ...

'' (1997-11) *''A Do Right Man'' (1998-10) *''Single Mom'' (1999-10) *''Sweet St. Louis'' (2000–08) *''For the Love of Money'' (2001–08) *''Just Say No'' (2002–07) *''Leslie'' (2003–08) *''Diary of a Groupie'' (2004–06) *''Dark Thirst'' (2004–10) *''Boss Lady'' (2005–06) *''What They Want'' (2006–07) *''The Last Street Novel'' (2007-07) *''Pecking Order'' (2008) Under the pen name the Urban Griot: *''College Boy'' (2003) *''Cold Blooded'' (2004)

References

External links

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African American Literature Book Club
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