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EAST BALTIMORE | NYT Bestselling Author | @hbo writer | šŸ‘» writer for your favorite NBA players | Editor @salonofficial | UB Prof | #BlackBoySmile

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Book Cover for: Black Boy Smile: A Memoir in Moments, D. Watkins

Black Boy Smile: A Memoir in Moments

D. Watkins
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Available wherever books are sold !!! Thank you @Tramon_WBAL šŸ’ŖšŸ¾šŸ’ŖšŸ¾šŸ™šŸ¾ #BlackBoySmile Black Boy Smile: A Memoir in Moments https://www.amazon.com/dp/0306924005/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_7WVWCF5F42HP3F84PS1K https://t.co/pzWOWTzRx6

Paperback, 2023

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Silver Sparrow, Tayari Jones

Silver Sparrow

Tayari Jones
D. W A T K I N SD. W A T K I N S

@likaluca But nah, I’m really reading ā€œKill’em and Leaveā€ by James McBride and ā€œSilver Sparrowā€ by Tayari Jones

Paperback, 2012

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul, James McBride

Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul

James McBride
D. W A T K I N SD. W A T K I N S

@likaluca But nah, I’m really reading ā€œKill’em and Leaveā€ by James McBride and ā€œSilver Sparrowā€ by Tayari Jones

Paperback, 2016

$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Are Prisons Obsolete?, Angela Y. Davis

Are Prisons Obsolete?

Angela Y. Davis
D. W A T K I N SD. W A T K I N S

I’m not an expert on Abolition but I know that jail doesn’t and will never work. @dereckapurnell has a BRILLIANT book on the topic called ā€œBecoming Abolitionistsā€ that I recommend. ā€œAre prisons obsoleteā€ by Angela Davis is really great too …

Paperback, 2003

$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics, Stephen Breyer

The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics

Stephen Breyer
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RT @BookWorld: TODAY Mon 10/4 EDT 6PM Justice Stephen Breyer on "The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics" online & in-person @…

Hardcover, 2021

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: More Than One Thing Can Be True: A Story of Survival, Caroline Brunne

More Than One Thing Can Be True: A Story of Survival

Caroline Brunne
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Not sure why people don’t understand that a person can be great at designing sneakers and making music why KNOWING absolutely nothing about social and political issues. It’s totally okay, more than one thing can be true.

Hardcover, 2022

$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Sula, Toni Morrison

Sula

Toni Morrison
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@likaluca Inheritance by @baynardwoods and rereading Sula by the great Toni Morrison and Residue Years by my big bro @MitchSJackson as I prep to pen this novel

Hardcover, 2002

$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Wire: The Complete Visual History: (The Wire Book, Television History, Photography Coffee Table Books), D. Watkins

The Wire: The Complete Visual History: (The Wire Book, Television History, Photography Coffee Table Books)

D. Watkins
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D. Watkins: The Wire: The Complete Visual History (with Nathan Corbett) Tickets, Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite https://t.co/SteMIm7ppb

Hardcover, 2022

$60.00$35.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: Heavy: An American Memoir, Kiese Laymon

Heavy: An American Memoir

Kiese Laymon
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Was thinking about the brilliance of @KieseLaymon ā€˜s ā€œHeavy,ā€ and it being an American memoir. OurAmerica is so important. So I wrote this American story— edited by @baynardwoods with photos by @byDVNLLN (Baltimore triangle offense) https://t.co/hxHaQRXxtX

Paperback, 2019

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s, Jeff Pearlman

Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s

Jeff Pearlman
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Reading @jeffpearlman ā€œShow Timeā€ is the best part of my mornings, I’m sick because I’m almost at the end! If you love @HBO #WinningTime , the NBA or just a great story composed of high level reporting , I HIGHLY RECOMMEND

Paperback, 2014

$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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