Mosley Praised for Black Life Portrayals

I completely missed this news out of Oklahoma, so I’m glad it was caught by B.V. Lawson of In Reference to Murder:

Award-winning novelist Walter Mosley has been named the recipient of the 2022 Sankofa Freedom Award, presented by Tulsa City-County Library’s African-American Resource Center and the Tulsa Library Trust. Mosley has published more than 60 works of fiction and non-fiction and is best known among the crime fiction community for his Easy Rawlins mysteries, the Fearless Jones mysteries, the Leonid McGill mysteries, and the Socrates Fortlow novels. Along the way, he’s also tried “to help readers understand and appreciate Black life in America, particularly segregated inner-city experiences.” The Sankofa Freedom Award is handed out biennially in February during Black History Month to a nationally acclaimed individual who has dedicated his or her life to educating and improving the greater African-American community.

That original item, plus more awards news, is available here.