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D. Watkins
Q+A
D. Watkins writes Baltimore
Published April 20, 2021
Author, editor, East Baltimore native, and School of Education alum talks about his evolution as a writer, learning to interview celebrities, and why he's probably not cool enough to get a shoe deal
MSE Symposium
D. Watkins on activism, race
Published Oct 8, 2015
Baltimore-born author, JHU alum visits campus as part of MSE Symposium
Portrait of Baltimore native, writer D. Watkins
Q+A
Writer D. Watkins talks reading, politics
Published Sept 9, 2015
JHU alum's debut book, 'The Beast Side,' delivers an impassioned critique of racial inequality in America
Commentary
Bigger than Freddie Gray
Published April 29, 2015
JHU alum D. Watkins addresses uneasy relationship between Baltimore's black community, police / The New York Times
Writing his way
Published Fall 2014
Writing about his journey from drug dealer to aspiring writer has made D. Watkins Internet infamous. / Johns Hopkins Magazine