Legacy and Honors
- Anisfield Wolf Award, for works that increase the appreciation and understanding of race in America.
- Finalist for the NAACP Award in Fiction
- 1996 - Black Caucus of the American Library Association's Literary Award for RL's Dream
- 1996 - O. Henry Award for a Socrates Fortlow story.
- 2005 - "Risktaker Award" from the Sundance Institute for both his creative and activist efforts.
- 2006 - First recipient of the Carl Brandon Society Parallax Award for his young adult novel 47.
- Mosley was awarded an honorary doctorate from the City College of New York.
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