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  • BLACK BOY SMILE

    I wanted to upload a copy of my book so that viewers/ judges can interact with the work I've done and get an idea of the project I'm creating .

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About D

D. Watkins is the New York Times bestselling author of The Beast Side, The Cook Up, Where Tomorrows Aren’t Promised, Black Boy Smile, and other books. His book We Speak for Ourselves was Enoch Pratt Free Library’s 2020 One Book Baltimore selection.

Some of Watkins’ awards include the James Beard Media Award, Los Angeles Press Club Award, Gordon Park Fellowship, Pratt Library Hackerman Writer Fellowship, Vernon Jarrett “Medal of Journalistic Excellence, Society of Professional… more

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