Donald V. Watkins
In the End, Judge Frank Johnson Needed Community Acceptance, Too
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on June 17, 2019 The 1954 Supreme Court decision in the case of Brown v. Board of...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Jun 16, 2019
- 4 min
Dr. Levi Watkins: The Father Who Taught Me How to be a Strong Man
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on June 16, 2019 My father was Levi Watkins. He was president of Alabama State...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 28, 2019
- 3 min
“VU Med School Gets 1st Negro”
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 28, 2019 On May 29, 1966, The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee) published an...
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Donald V. Watkins
- May 10, 2019
- 5 min
A Mother’s Day Tribute to Lillian Bernice Varnado Watkins
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 10, 2019 Lillian Bernice Varnado Watkins, the matriarch of the Watkins Family, was...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Mar 26, 2019
- 6 min
Open Letter to the Children and Grandchildren of George C. Wallace, Jr.
March 26, 2019 Dear Wallace Family Members, Many things have been written and said about former Alabama Gov. George Corley Wallace, Jr. ...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Mar 9, 2019
- 3 min
We Feel Your Love
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on March 9, 2019 Yesterday, a federal jury in Birmingham, Alabama convicted me on all ten...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Feb 17, 2019
- 1 min
Opening Statements on Tuesday in Watkins Trial
Posted on February 17, 2019 Opening statements will kick off the start of the USA v. Donald V. Watkins, Sr. and Donald V. Watkins, Jr....
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Donald V. Watkins
- Feb 3, 2019
- 4 min
Rosa Parks Embodied Greatness and Service to Humanity
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on February 3, 2019 I have written on many occasions that Rosa Parks was a dear friend of...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Jan 30, 2019
- 2 min
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on January 30, 2019 “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron” is a DreamWorks animated movie...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Jan 26, 2019
- 4 min
Mike Schmitz Stood Up For The Disinvited
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on January 26, 2019 Yesterday, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) announced...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Jan 20, 2019
- 4 min
I Never Knew Her Name
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on January 20, 2019 I never knew her name, but I never forgot my chance encounter with...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Jan 13, 2019
- 5 min
AL.com Retracts John Archibald's Fake Racist Quotation But Violates Agreement
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on January 13, 2019; Updated at 2:30 p.m. EST Today, AL.com retracted and apologized for...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Dec 6, 2018
- 2 min
Claudia Rose Watkins Is London-Bound
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on December 6, 2018 Yesterday was “Senior Signing Day” at The University of Alabama’s...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Sep 26, 2018
- 4 min
The Incredible Story of Frank and Doris Conic
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on September 26, 2018 Frank and Doris Conic owned and operated Conic Beauty and Barber...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Sep 24, 2018
- 3 min
Reclaiming Our History
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on September 24, 2018 Dr. Isaac Scott Hathaway (1872–1967) was an American educator and...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Sep 17, 2018
- 3 min
American Beach
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on September 17, 2018 The little girl in the beach resort picture is Claudia Rose Watkins....
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Donald V. Watkins
- Sep 11, 2018
- 2 min
A Star Is Born
By: Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on September 11, 2018 Every time I think I have experienced the depth and breadth of...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Sep 8, 2018
- 1 min
Birthday Flashback
By: Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on September 8, 2018 Lillian Bernice Varnado Watkins and her husband, Levi Watkins, Sr.,...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Aug 19, 2018
- 2 min
Winning The 2018 X-Culture "Best Team" Award
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on August 19, 2018 Last spring, my daughter Claudia Rose Watkins was the team leader of...
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Donald V. Watkins
- Jul 26, 2018
- 5 min
Why I Stand For The National Anthem
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on July 26, 2018; Updated on November 13, 2018 When I attended K-12 schools in racially...
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