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We Speak for Ourselves: A Word from Forgotten Black America
D. Watkins
Atria Books
Paperback
9781501187834
2020
$16.99
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We Speak for Ourselves: A Word from Forgotten Black America
D. Watkins
Atria Books
Hardcover
9781501187827
2019
$26.00
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Black Boy Smile: A Memoir in Moments
D. Watkins
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Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised: A Memoir of Survival and Hope
Carmelo Anthony and D. Watkins
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City of Artists: Baltimore
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On a Move: Philadelphia's Notorious Bombing and a Native Son's Lifelong Battle for Justice
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The Beast Side: Living (And Dying) While Black in America
D. Watkins
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A Beautiful Ghetto
Devin Allen, D. Watkins (Introduction), Tariq Touré (contributor), and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor (contributor)
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The Cook Up: A Crack Rock Memoir
D. Watkins
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Black Boy Smile: A Memoir in Moments
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The Wire: The Complete Visual History
D. Watkins and David Simon (Foreword)
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Black Fairy Tales
Chin-Yer and D. Watkins (Foreword)
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Baltimore, Rising Up
Ta-Nehisi Coates (contributor), D. Watkins (contributor), and Mark Puente (contributor)
$4.00
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Two Baltimores
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$6.00
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Too Poor for Pop Culture and other essays
D. Watkins
$5.00
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The Antiracist: How to Start the Conversation about Race and Take Action
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