Debra and Leon Black’s Story
When Debra Black was diagnosed with melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, her family got a quick education in the pervasiveness of the disease. In a candid interview with her husband, Apollo Global Management founder Leon Black, they discuss her successful treatment and it led them to fund creation of the Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) guided by their good friend, financial and philanthropic pioneer Michael Milken.
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The annual Leveraged Finance Fights Melanoma benefit cocktail party is planned for May 20th at the Summer Garden and Sea Grill at Rockefeller Center. Funds raised benefit the Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) and have helped produce breakthrough immunotherapy treatments for patients.
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