D. Watkins
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How learning to plate food changed how I felt about cooking at home
"I wish I knew this as a kid, but at least I get to consider it when feeding my own" → Read More
The Baltimore corner store sandwich that helped me fall in love with breakfast
For $50, you can have five star-level gourmet breakfast sandwiches every day for a week. → Read More
What will be best for my child — public school or private?
I went to public school, my wife prefers private. Our child can go anywhere we want — but first we have to choose → Read More
My preschooler's first police stop: I'm embarrassed — but not for us
"Daddy, I'm a ballerina!" she says, while I think about how quickly these stops can go wrong for Black drivers → Read More
“We can't stop”: Dave Franco and Alison Brie make working with your spouse look easy
In time for Valentine’s Day, Franco teams up with Brie again for rom-com “Somebody I Used to Know” on Prime Video → Read More
Tyre Nichols and American traditions: How do we give kids "The Talk" about police now?
My father didn't give me the traditional "always comply" talk. And I'm not sure what lessons my daughter needs now → Read More
As hip-hop turns 50, Chuck D praises its power as "a worldwide cultural experience and religion"
The legendary rapper on politics, his Top 5 songs and PBS series "Fight The Power: How Hip-Hop Changed The World" → Read More
Ginger ale cured every sickness when I was a kid, or so I thought — but why?
When my own kid was sick, I felt pulled toward the refrigerator case for the taste of familiar medicine → Read More
“What is fair?”: Rosie Perez on the complexities of playing a federal prosecutor on "Your Honor"
"The number one reason I said yes was Bryan Cranston," Rosie Perez said of joining Showtime's "Your Honor" cast → Read More
Fleishman is in trouble — and a lot of dads will be too, unless expectations change
I see first-hand how men get heaped with praise for basic parenting. And men need to be the ones to change this → Read More
Why do I say we should defund the police? My lived experience
The Black inner-city male experience teaches you to never call the cops unless you need to make an insurance claim → Read More
What I want to leave behind in 2023
Traditional resolutions suck. But the start of a new year is a good time to cut out these distractions → Read More
Unpredictable 2022: Mostly devastating losses, with one bright surprise
Kanye and Herschel, Will Smith's slap, losing Bob Saget and Coolio: I didn't have any of this on my bingo card → Read More
Wendell Pierce on bringing a Black Willy Loman to life, making "Death of a Salesman" relevant today
Salon sits down with the Broadway actor and "The Wire" star to discuss the American Dream and Black Americans → Read More
A winter break cheat code for old dads like me
I want my kid to know the magic I didn't have. But the happiest place on earth is one that's easiest on my knees → Read More
The evolution of my Thanksgiving plate
I can trace the arc of my life so far by what I ate on Thanksgiving → Read More
Wes Moore will be Maryland's first Black governor. Here's what scares me about his election
I consider Wes a friend and a mentor. I know how much he has meant to Baltimore's marginalized communities → Read More
“We need a renaissance”: Photographer Devin Allen on why art is necessary for social change
The artist talks to Salon about Baltimore, his new book "No Justice No Peace" and the power of the image → Read More
When I heard Takeoff had been shot and killed, two words came to my mind
Takeoff death proves that one can never be too safe. → Read More
Jemele Hill opens up about the difficult, insulting and unseen parts of racism in newsrooms
The former ESPN journalist on how she came back from rejection, dissing Trump and being underestimated → Read More