The University of Delaware National Agenda 2016 speaker series, “Road to the Presidency,” will continue with a presentation by author D. Watkins at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 5, in Mitchell Hall.

Watkins is the author of two books detailing life as an African-American man growing up in Baltimore. His debut book, The Beast Side, offers a critique about racial inequality in America. His most recent book, The Cook Up, is a "crack rock memoir" that offers a riveting look at the Baltimore drug trade featured in The Wire.

Watkins is a columnist for Salon, a professor of creative writing at the University of Baltimore and founder of the BMORE Writers Project. His work has been published in several publications, including The New York Times, The Guardian and Rolling Stone.

The director of the National Agenda series is Lindsay Hoffman, associate director of UD's Center for Political Communication and associate professor of communication.

National Agenda 2016 is supported by the William P. Frank Foundation of Delaware and UD’s College of Arts and Sciences and Office of the Provost.