Ben Snell | The Black Knight from Washington Heights

Books Summary

My books are not just stories—they’re living testimonies.

They document my journey from the war-torn streets of Washington Heights in the 1980s and 90s, through the invisible war on drugs, addiction, immigration, systemic abuse, and survival. From rooftops where I watched the world break, to Puerto Rico where I began healing, every page captures the raw truth of a Black man who lived through what many never speak about.

Through spoken word, graffiti, historical reflection, and street photography, I document death, then life—not as a metaphor, but as fact. I survived the era of poison disguised as medicine. I witnessed entire blocks vanish under the weight of crack, poverty, and power. And I came back, not just to remember, but to record what was never written.

Each book is part documentary, part gospel, part cinematic archive. Together, they form a spiritual, historical, and emotional record of what it means to be Black, fatherless, fearless, and still here.

This is not literature.This is legacy.