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"Black Betty Bamalam" is a fictitious character in one of Walter Mosley's books. Walter Mosley is 52 years old and was born in L.A., Cal. He is the son of an African-American father and a Jewish mother. His books have been published in more than 20 languages. His mystery series such as "Black Betty" is about a private investigator. Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins who is Afrian-American. He is tough and powerful, yet caring and gentle. Most of the books in the series have names of colors in their titles. Walter Mosley has won many awards. These include an O'Henry Award and an Anisfield-Wolf Book Award. The award honors works that increase the understanding of racism or the value of different cultures. This year the Robert Redford Sundance Institute honored Walter Mosley with a "Risktaker Award." The "Black Betty" story is about Easy Rawlins, the detective and his real estate empire is deeply in debt, so he must accept an offer to track down a femme fatale known as "Black Betty". From Texas to Beverly Hills, Betty left a trail of chaos and mayhem in her wake.

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