'Author D. Watkins says that crack destroyed his East Baltimore neighborhood,and he explains how the genuine day-to-day of selling drugs is nothing like the movies. Watkins gave up dealing drugs and now has three degrees, including a master of education from Johns Hopkins University and a master of fine arts in creative writing from the University of Baltimore. His new book is The Beast Side: Living (and Dying) While Black in America. ' -- NPR
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