When properly motivated, when exposed to competent and dedicated teachers, and when prepared as the "whole child" in the "whole school" and supported by the "whole community," Black public school students can outperform any group of students, intellectually and academically. This article explains how this remarkable feat was accomplished, twice, in a Kansas school system in the 1940s.

The never-ending legal battles for justice in America continue, with no end in sight. These battles are just as cruel, ugly, and vicious as they were in the 1970s. This time, there are very few lawyers who are qualified, capable, and committed to fighting and winning them.

For all practical purposes, Donald Trump is America's first King. To restore white supremacy and subjugate women again, King Trump's MAGA patriots in Washington were willing to trash the U.S. Constitution, increase the asphyxiating $37 trillion national debt on our children by $4 trillion, and toss 237 years of democracy out the window. This article explains how and why this transformation in government occurred.

America has been at war roughly 93% of the time since its founding. We have been bred into a national identity that equates might with right and that sells patriotism through the language of conflict. We’ve normalized it to the point that we forget we’re even at war unless the headlines are too loud to ignore. Violence is truly the American way.

Educational excellence for Black school-age students is a realistic and achievable goal. It has been accomplished many times in the past, despite America's historical mistreatment of its Black citizens and other marginalized groups. It is more than possible to achieve this worthy goal, once again. This article explains what it takes to do so.

Non-Jewish white Americans have a view of Israel and Jewish people that seems like a political version of multiple personality disorder. They love being the recipients of Jewish money, but generally dislike Jewish people. They also reject what they view as the persistent arrogance of Israel.  These views are more profound among non-Jewish white southerners.

Next week, I am returning to the place where I was born for the first time since my family left in 1949. It's a trip to say "thank you" to a small Kansas city and a loving Black community that played a very big role in the Watkins family's development and growth in America.

Will California become an independent country? There is an organized political movement in the state that is trying to make this event happen. It's called CalExit.

President Donald Trump finally said out loud what I reported on March 20, 2024: Elon Musk is a “big-time drug addict.” The bromance between these two men has ended.

Donald Trump's grip on his MAGA cult followers is a complex interplay of several factors. This article explains those factors.

Attorney Nathaniel Colley is a civil rights icon. He is known in California and across America as "Mr. Civil Rights of California." This is his story.

Tomorrow, Levi Seth Watkins will graduate from Princeton University. He will be the first Watkins family member to graduate from Princeton. Seth is also the first family member who took courses at universities in Nanjing, China and Prague, Czechoslovakia. Since childhood, Seth has eyed the world as his opportunity zone. He joins the newest generation of Watkins family members who are truly global in every sense of the word.

An act of kindness by a stranger in Kentucky delivered a missing and cherished piece of history to the Watkins family. After 84 years, this priceless item found its way back home.

Every statement Donald Trump makes as president must be fact-checked because his reputation for truth and veracity is extremely poor. Trump's claims that white South Africans (Afrikaners) are the victims of wrongful land confiscations and genocide are false. Trumps used these false claims to prioritize their entry into the U.S. and award them citizenship.

I repeated reported between March 2020 and July 2024 that Joe Biden was senile. A new book by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson affirms my exclusive reports on Biden's mental and physical health during his presidency.

In high school, I wanted to become a residential architect. A book I read in college inspired me to become a lawyer, instead. I have experienced a rewarding legal career and an inspirational and energizing career in international business.  My career journey has been amazing, and the opportunity zones afforded to me have been fascinating.

On May 8, 2025, a three-judge federal court in Birmingham, Alabama issued a permanent injunction against the state of Alabama, thereby barring it from implementing a racially discriminatory 2023 congressional redistricting plan. Alabama has a long, ugly, and well-documented record of discriminating against its Black citizens in every aspect of life, from the "cradle to the grave."

Yesterday, President Donald Trump gave some excellent advice to University of Alabama graduates during his special commencement speech in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  After the political rhetoric is filtered out of his speech, each one of Trump’s 11 core tenets for success in life is sound, valuable, and practical.

The 32 NFL team owners are using the 2025 Draft to send a clear and powerful message to former University of Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders and his father, Colorado Head Football Coach Deion Sanders. This article explains what their message is and why it is being sent.

The Alabama State College Laboratory School had a 100% graduation rate throughout its 49-year history and every student progressed to a post-secondary education. The students who graduated from this small all-black school in Montgomery favorably impacted every aspect of American society. They changed the world in profound and lasting ways.