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D. Watkins is an Editor at Large for Salon. He is also a writer on the HBO limited series "We Own This City" and a professor at the University of Baltimore. Watkins is the author of the award-winning, New York Times best-selling memoirs “The Beast Side: Living  (and Dying) While Black in America”, "The Cook Up: A Crack Rock Memoir," "Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised: A Memoir of Survival and Hope" as well as "We Speak For Ourselves: How Woke Culture Prohibits Progress." His new books, "Black Boy Smile: A Memoir in Moments," and "The Wire: A Complete Visual History" are out now.

A policeman pulls over a driver, getting out of the police car to write a traffic ticket. (Getty Images/kali9)

My preschooler’s first police stop: I’m embarrassed — but not for us

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Dave Franco and Alison Brie (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

“We can’t stop”: Dave Franco and Alison Brie make working with your spouse look easy

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People attend a candlelight vigil in memory of Tyre Nichols at the Tobey Skate Park on January 26, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Tyre Nichols and American traditions: How do we give kids “The Talk” about police now?

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Chuck D (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/The1point8/Rolling Stone/Penske Media/Crdjan)

As hip-hop turns 50, Chuck D praises its power as “a worldwide cultural experience and religion”

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Gingerale and saltine crackers (Getty Images/dlinca)

Ginger ale cured every sickness when I was a kid, or so I thought — but why?

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Rosie Perez (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

“What is fair?”: Rosie Perez on the complexities of playing a federal prosecutor on “Your Honor”

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Meara Mahoney Gross as Hannah Fleishman, Jesse Eisenberg as Toby Fleishman and Maxim Swinton as Solly Fleishman in "Fleishman Is In Trouble." (Linda Kallerus/FX)

Fleishman is in trouble — and a lot of dads will be too, unless expectations change

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Riot police monitor protesters near a CVS pharmacy that was looted and burned by rioters on Monday after the funeral of Freddie Gray, on April 29, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Why do I say we should defund the police? My lived experience

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Kanye West, Donald Trump, Elon Musk and King Charles in the trash (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

What I want to leave behind in 2023

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Adam DiMarco, F. Murray Abraham and Michael Imperioli on "The White Lotus" (Fabio Lovino/HBO)

He’s the biggest villain in “The White Lotus” season 2

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D Watkins (Photo illustration by Salon)

Unpredictable 2022: Mostly devastating losses, with one bright surprise

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Salon's Favorite Books of 2022 (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Harper Collins/Penguin Random House/Simon & Schuster/Stanford University Press)

Salon’s favorite books of 2022 — fiction and nonfiction

Erin Keane, Troy Farah, Matthew Rozsa, Ashlie D. Stevens, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Amanda Marcotte, D. Watkins, Kelly McClure, Alison Stine, Hanh Nguyen, Andrew O'Hehir, Chauncey DeVega
Wendell Pierce in Death Of A Salesman (Photo illustration by Salon/Photos by Joan Marcus)

Wendell Pierce on bringing a Black Willy Loman to life, making “Death of a Salesman” relevant today

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Head coach Deion Sanders of the Jackson State Tigers looks on before the game against the Southern University Jaguars in the SWAC Championship at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium on December 03, 2022 in Jackson, Mississippi. (Justin Ford/Getty Images)

Coach Prime is not the HBCU savior: On Deion Sanders and the money-making machine of college sports

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Calendar displaying December and days marked off for holiday (Getty Images/Richard Drury)

A winter break cheat code for old dads like me

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Evolution of Canned Cranberry Sauce (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The evolution of my Thanksgiving plate

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Democratic gubernatorial nominee Wes Moore celebrates before addressing supporters after defeating Republican nominee Dan Cox on November 08, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Wes Moore will be Maryland’s first Black governor. Here’s what scares me about his election

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Devin Allen (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

“We need a renaissance”: Photographer Devin Allen on why art is necessary for social change

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Takeoff of Migos performs onstage during the Daytime Village Presented by Capital One at the 2017 HeartRadio Music Festival at the Las Vegas Village on September 23, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

When I heard Takeoff had been shot and killed, two words came to my mind

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Journalist Jemele Hill attends her book release party at 1010 Wine and Events on October 21, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Robin L Marshall/Getty Images)

Jemele Hill opens up about the difficult, insulting and unseen parts of racism in newsrooms

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Kanye West (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Surface Magazine)

Kanye West is finally canceled. Now what?

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Wendy Osefo (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

“I have kidney stones. My hair is falling out”: Wendy Osefo of “Housewives'” on reality TV’s stress

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Travelers wait in line for entering the security check at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

The airport security shakedown: Air travel always costs me extra, one way or another

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Brett Farve (Rob Kim/Getty Images)

What I want Brett Favre to know about poverty and public assistance

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