Donald V. Watkins
A “Strange” Development in the OxyContin Saga…
By Claire Larson, guest contributor ©Copyrighted and Published on September 15, 2019 The prescription drug, OxyContin, has left many dead...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Aug 10, 2019
- 1 min
Domestic Terrorism in 2018
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on August 10, 2019 On April 15, 2019, the New Jersey Department of Homeland Security and...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Aug 7, 2019
- 5 min
Racism is Embedded in America’s History and Laws
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on August 7, 2019 On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously declared...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Aug 4, 2019
- 3 min
Once Upon A Time, Gun Control Swept Across America
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on August 4, 2019 Once upon a time in America, the National Rifle Association (NRA) led...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Jul 24, 2019
- 4 min
Vigilante Journalism: The Voices in Kyle Whitmire’s Ear
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published July 24, 2019 On October 1, 2017, I published an article titled, “Judge Gaines...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Jul 23, 2019
- 4 min
He Wanted Me to Commit Suicide
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on July 23, 2019 A friend called me three weeks ago with word he received from a source...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Jul 20, 2019
- 9 min
Weathering the Storms of Adversity
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on July 20, 2019 State and federal agencies have used every resource at their disposal in...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Jun 20, 2019
- 5 min
Gov. Bentley Asked ALEA to Investigate Watkins, Shuler
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on June 20, 2019 Deposition testimony from former Gov. Robert Bentley and former Alabama...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Jun 12, 2019
- 5 min
They Tried to Jail George Wallace, Gerald Wallace
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on June 12, 2019 I received a flurry of calls this morning in response to my article...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 31, 2019
- 5 min
Kyle Whitmire Plans Unauthorized Biography of Donald Watkins
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 31, 2019 Remember Kyle Whitmire? He is a Birmingham, Alabama-based reporter with...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 26, 2019
- 5 min
Has Sherman Industries Hoodwinked Woodfin?
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 26, 2019 Yesterday, we stood in the 101-degree sweltering heat in front of 3240...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 23, 2019
- 4 min
George Wallace Never Trusted Them
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 23, 2019 When George Wallace entered the governor’s office for his second term in...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 22, 2019
- 4 min
Randall Woodfin: One Last Secret
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 22, 2019 Yesterday, I published an article titled, “Thank you, Alabama Power...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 21, 2019
- 2 min
Thank You, Alabama Power Company
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 21, 2019 Sherman Industries signaled today that it may not move its downtown...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 19, 2019
- 10 min
Why Randall Woodfin Will Not Fight Sherman Industries
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 19, 2019 Residents of the predominantly black Five Points West community of...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 16, 2019
- 4 min
Uncovering the Naked Truth About Woodfin’s Deal With Sherman Industries
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 16, 2019 Very few things in life shock me. The complicity of a millennial black...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 14, 2019
- 4 min
Woodfin Surrenders Five Points West to Sherman Industries Without a Fight
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 14, 2019 On Monday night, Birmingham, Alabama mayor Randall Woodfin announced at a...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 11, 2019
- 7 min
Betrayed: The Death of a Community from Dangerous Pollutants
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 11, 2019 In 2014, nearly 100,000 residents of Flint, Michigan were exposed to...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 10, 2019
- 5 min
Pine Street Strategies: What Are We Getting for the Money?
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 10, 2019 On October 3, 2017, Randall Woodfin soundly defeated incumbent William...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 9, 2019
- 7 min
Death and Doom: The Saga of Sherman Industries and the HeidelbergCement Group
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 9, 2019 Birmingham, Alabama residents never paid much attention to Sherman...
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