We Speak for Ourselves
About D. Watkins
Salon.com Editor At Large
D. Watkins is an Editor at Large for Salon, host of "The Salon 5," and "Salon Talks." He is also a professor at the University of Baltimore and founder of the BMORE Writers Project.
Multi-Country Speaking Tour
Watkins has lectured at countless universities, prisons and schools all over the world, please see the booking section for more information.
NYT Bestselling Author
Watkins is the author of the New York Times best-sellers “The Beast Side: Living (and Dying) While Black in America” and "The Cook Up: A Crack Rock Memoir. His latest We Speak for Ourselves is available for preorder
B More Writers Project
The Baltimore Writers Project is an archival website of original content consisting of but not limited to interviews, personal narratives, profiles, music, and short films–– all created and curated by high school students from Baltimore City Public Schools. Any and everything about Baltimore culture will be archived on this site. Anyone can upload content. Be respectful.
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