Donald V. Watkins
Public Hearing Canceled on Sherman Industries’ Air Permit
Breaking News--- By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 31, 2019 This morning, the Jefferson County Department of Public...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 30, 2019
- 8 min
“Mad Redneck” Disses Randall Woodfin; Calls Him a "Liar" Who is Controlled by the "Big Mules"
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 30, 2019 Dr. Zac Henson is a former Birmingham, Alabama-based social activist and...
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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 24, 2019
- 5 min
Randall Woodfin: A Potential for Greatness
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 24, 2019 When I was a young teenager, I once misbehaved very badly in school. My...
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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 21, 2019
- 4 min
Where is our David? Goliath is Here
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 21, 2019 Yesterday, I learned that Sherman Industries has no intention of...
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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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Donald V. Watkins
- May 8, 2019
- 2 min
Concrete Plant Relocation Plan Moving Forward
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 8, 2019 Sherman Industries has not withdrawn its application for an Air Permit...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 7, 2019
- 3 min
Woodfin Reverses Course; Now Opposes Toxic Concrete Plant Relocation Plan
Breaking News--- By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 7, 2019 Four months after learning about Sherman Industries plan...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 6, 2019
- 6 min
Randall Woodfin: A Case Study in Selling Out a Neighborhood to a Known Polluter
An Exclusive Investigative Report By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 6, 2019 On October 3, 2017, Randall Woodfin won...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 6, 2019
- 4 min
How Valerie Abbott Killed MLB’s Youth Baseball Academy in Birmingham
An Exclusive Investigative Report By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 6, 2019 Beginning on April 18, 2019, I published...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 4, 2019
- 5 min
Woodfin Blessed Plan to Relocate Toxic Concrete Facility to Black Neighborhood
Exclusive Investigative Report By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 4, 2019 I watched the May 1, 2019 video of...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 3, 2019
- 5 min
Birmingham: A Return to Environmental Racism
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 3, 2019 In May of 1933, Birmingham, Alabama City Engineer A.J. Hawkins released a...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 1, 2019
- 5 min
Open Letter to Birmingham’s Black Community
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 1, 2019 It’s time for me to engage in some straight talk with Birmingham,...
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