In , Mosley was named grand master by the Mystery Writers of America, becoming the first African-American author to earn the title. In , Abdul-Jabbar was appointed to be the U. An audience member asked if he has ever entertained the idea of going into politics. To me, politicians end up having to lie. In , the basketball great told ABC News he had been living with leukemia for nearly a year but no longer considered the disease a death sentence.
He was diagnosed with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia, a rare cancer of the blood and bone marrow. My literary hero is Walter Mosley! Kelley Evans is a general editor at The Undefeated. She is a food passionista, helicopter mom and an unapologetic southerner who spends every night with the cast of The Young and the Restless by way of her couch.
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