This week, I got to sit down with fellow Baltimore native and dear friend, D Watkins, a prolific and beyond talented author and artist. While D and I both grew up in Baltimore, our paths to success weren't paved the same. We got deep into what Baltimore meant to us growing up, how it’s shaped who we are, growing our brands here and the power of having a good group of people around you.

D Watkins is professor at the University of Baltimore and the Editor at Large at Salon.com. He was a writer on the HBO series We Own This City and New York Times bestselling and award winning author of The Beast Side, The Cook Up, Where Tomorrows Aren’t Promised, We Speak for Ourselves and Black Boy Smile. He most recently won a 2024 James Beard Media award!

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Black Boy Smile

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