Donald V. Watkins
Adam Watkins: One of My Earliest Mentors in Life, Business, and Politics
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on November 26, 2023 Fifthy-five years ago, the Sunday, September 8, 1968, edition of the...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Nov 14
- 4 min
My Family History Shaped and Defines My Core Values
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on November 14, 2023 I have stated on many occasions that my core values were passed down...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Oct 17
- 2 min
My Dad’s First Principalship at the Colored School in Parsons, Kansas was Announced on May 28, 1940
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on October 17, 2023 He was described as "one of the most promising young Negro educators...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Sep 1
- 4 min
“VU Med School Gets 1st Negro”
By Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on May 28, 2019; Updated and Republished on September 1, 2023 On May 29, 1966, The...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Aug 3
- 4 min
A Watkins Family Gathering in Atlanta
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(1)By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on August 3, 2023 We met in Atlanta for three days last weekend. It was a family...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Jul 27
- 5 min
Joseph T. Watkins: This Soldier Fought America’s Foreign and Domestic Enemies
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on July 28, 2023 Joseph T. Watkins was my father’s youngest brother. He was smart,...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Jul 3
- 6 min
An Open Letter to My Grandchildren
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on July 3, 2023 Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court banned affirmative action for black...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Jun 8
- 1 min
"Let Your Work Speak for You...."
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on June 8, 2023 “Let your work speak for you .... and you’ll never have to say anything...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Mar 8
- 5 min
Women's History Month: Honoring the Life and Legacy of Lillian Bernice Varnado Watkins
By: Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on March 8, 2023 Lillian Bernice Varnado Watkins, the matriarch of the Watkins family,...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Feb 23
- 3 min
We Are Forever Grateful To Juanita R. Turner
By: Donald V. Watkins February 23, 2023 The Juanita R. Turner Memorial Fund at LeMoyne-Owen College is named for the high school and...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Feb 21
- 4 min
Reclaiming Our History: The Remarkable Story of Dr. Isaac Scott Hathaway
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on September 24, 2018; Updated on February 21, 2023 Dr. Isaac Scott Hathaway (1872–1967)...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Mar 14, 2021
- 3 min
“A Fire You Can’t Put Out” – Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on March 14, 2021 I loved them with all my heart. I received my winning lottery ticket...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Jul 31, 2019
- 5 min
Adam and Sallie Watkins: A legacy of Love
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on July 31, 2019 On July 21, 2019, I published an article titled, “Watkins Men Never...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Jul 28, 2019
- 1 min
Do You Want to Know What Love Is?
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on July 29, 2019 In the Watkins family, we have known what real love is for five...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Jul 25, 2019
- 5 min
The Love Between a Father and His Children
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on July 25, 2019 Last week, Alabama Media Group reporter/columnist Kyle Whitmire...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Jul 21, 2019
- 5 min
Watkins Men Never Surrender Their Manhood
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on July 21, 2019 During our highly publicized trials and tribulations over the past few...
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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
- Jul 17, 2019
- 5 min
Donald Watkins Jr. Smacks Down Kyle Whitmire
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on July 17, 2019 Kyle Whitmire hates the Watkins family and what it has achieved in...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Jul 14, 2019
- 5 min
The Sun Always Rises
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on July 14, 2019 My sentencing hearing is scheduled for Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. CST in...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Jun 27, 2019
- 4 min
Brenda Lee Thompson Carter: One of God’s Greatest Gifts to Humanity
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on June 27, 2016, Updated on June 27, 2019 Three years ago today, I drove to Montgomery,...
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