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CATEGORIES:Writers LIVE!
DESCRIPTION:D. Watkins\, a native son of the east side (the beast side) of 
 Baltimore\, has survived the kind of life in urban America that has claimed
  the lives of many of his friends and family members. He writes with the co
 mpassion and unsentimental clarity of a survivor -- of a man who is passion
 ately determined to stop the cycles of violence and suffering that have lon
 g been inflicted on his community. Watkins' debut book\, The Beast Side\, i
 s a rare\, highly personal dispatch from the streets.\n\nWhen his older bro
 ther was shot down by business rivals\, Watkins took over his drug racket\,
  earning enough to continue his education. He eventually earned a master's 
 of education from Johns Hopkins University and an MFA in creative writing f
 rom the University of Baltimore. He now teaches creative writing at Coppin 
 State University.
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LOCATION:Central Library\, Wheeler Auditorium
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SUMMARY:Writers LIVE: D. Watkins\, The Beast Side: Living (and Dying) While
  Black in America
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URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/DwatkinsBeastside
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