D. Watkins

NYT Bestselling Author; Writer for HBO; Editor at Sloan; Professor at the University of Baltimore

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D. Watkins Biography

D.Watkins is Editor at Large for Salon. His work has been published in the New York Times, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, and other publications. He holds a Master’s in Education from Johns Hopkins University and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Baltimore.

He is a college professor at the University of Baltimore and founder of the BMORE Writers Project–– and has also been the recipient of numerous awards including BMe Genius Grant and Ford’s Men of Courage. Watkins was also a finalist for the Hurston Wright Legacy Award and Books for A Better Life. He has lectured at countless universities, and events, around the world.

Watkins has been featured as a guest and commentator on NBC’s Meet the Press, CNN’s The Erin Burnett Show, and Democracy Now, among other shows. Watkins is from and lives in East Baltimore. He is the author of We Speak For Ourselves: A Word from Forgotten Black America, the New York Times bestsellers The Beast Side: Living (and Dying) While Black in America, The Cook Up: A Crack Rock Memoir and his May 2022 novel Black Boy Smile: A Memoir of Moments.

D.Watkins is also the writer of the HBO series, "We Own This City."

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 08/05/2024.

D. Watkins Videos

  • D. Watkins Talks New Book & HBO’s ‘We Own This City’ Show
    New York Times bestselling author D. Watkins joins the #TamFam. He’s got a new memoir out titled “Black Boy Smile” in which he explores his...
  • Author D. Watkins: Going from Baltimore Drug Dealer to Professor and Writer
    Natasha S. Alford and author and professor D. Watkins discuss his memoir, "The Cook Up," a raw and honest account of his life in East Baltimore. ...

D. Watkins Books

  • Black Boy Smile: A Memoir in Moments
    Black Boy Smile: A Memoir in Moments
  • We Speak for Ourselves: How Woke Culture Prohibits Progress
    We Speak for Ourselves: How Woke Culture Prohibits Progress
  • The Cook Up: A Crack Rock Memoir
    The Cook Up: A Crack Rock Memoir
  • The Beast Side: Living and Dying While Black in America
    The Beast Side: Living and Dying While Black in America

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