D. Watkins

Twitter: @dwatkinsworld

D. Watkins is an Editor at Large for Salon. He is also a writer on the HBO limited series "We Own This City" and a professor at the University of Baltimore. Watkins is the author of the award-winning, New York Times best-selling memoirs “The Beast Side: Living  (and Dying) While Black in America”, "The Cook Up: A Crack Rock Memoir," "Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised: A Memoir of Survival and Hope" as well as "We Speak For Ourselves: How Woke Culture Prohibits Progress." His new books, "Black Boy Smile: A Memoir in Moments," and "The Wire: A Complete Visual History" are out now.

Brian Baumgartner
"I need Kendrick to give me a call": How "The Office" star got involved in rap's greatest beef D. Watkins
Prentice Penny
"We've been doing that to survive": "Black Twitter" filmmaker on Black culture repurposing spaces D. Watkins
John Leguizamo
“They were never going to pick me”: John Leguizamo on how rejection made him D. Watkins
Dule Hill
Dulé Hill on the "powerful" value of artists and why "The West Wing" "still rings true today" D. Watkins
Food blogger using a smartphone to photograph breakfast
Butchered a social media recipe? You are not alone D. Watkins
Angel Reese
I'm excited about Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark, but what about the pioneers of women's hoops? D. Watkins
Red Apples Pattern
Apples are the only thing that can save me from over-eating D. Watkins
Anne Lamott
"You have to forgive yourself": Anne Lamott on loving, fighting and not fearing death D. Watkins
Toddler eating broccoli in high chair
Useful hacks (or outright lies) that can trick toddlers into healthy eating D. Watkins
Throwing books in the trash
Books are trash too: Remember to throw them away during spring cleaning D. Watkins
Black photo journalist newsroom
"It's a weird dance" playing the "Victim": When trauma-seekers pigeonhole writers of color D. Watkins
Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told
I thought I had partied at Freaknik D. Watkins
Lisa Ann Walter
“I didn't look at myself as 'I'm the white lady’”: Why Lisa Ann Walter says "Abbott" feels like home D. Watkins
Curb Your Enthusiasm
5 life-changing lessons from Larry David D. Watkins
Gail Simmons
“We created monsters”: “Top Chef”’s Gail Simmons says the show changed how Americans dine out D. Watkins