D Watkins The Beast Side

He writes openly and unapologetically about what it took to survive life on the streets while the casualties piled up around him including his own brother.

D watkins the beast side.

In their conversation watkins tells robert scheer about the impact his book has had on young african americans who were not used to reading books about people like themselves. Watkins is a professor at the university of baltimore as well as a columnist for salon. Professor and columnist for salon d. Living and dying while black in america by d.

Watkins is an outstanding collection of essays that speaks upon the current climate of our american society while also providing vivid observations and insights to how we wound up where we are. Watkins shares his personal experiences of growing up black on the east side of baltimore. Living and dying while black in america by d. He has a unique eye.

Watkins the beast side is an eye opening expose of what it s like to be black in america. Fought his way up on the eastside the beastside of baltimore maryland or bodymore murderland as his friends call it.