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MAGA Republican Daniel K. Wims Has Created a Hot Mess at Alabama A&M University
By: Donald V. Watkins October 18, 2023 An Editorial Opinion MAGA Republican Daniel K. Wims has created a hot mess at Alabama A&M...

Donald V. Watkins
Oct 18, 20232 min read


Alabama A&M’s President Daniel Wims Rushing to Settle Sexual Orientation Case for $10 Million
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on October 16, 2023 BREAKING NEWS --- There are reports tonight that Alabama A&M...

Donald V. Watkins
Oct 16, 20233 min read


Was Alabama A&M’s Presidential Search Process “Rigged” in Favor of Daniel K. Wims?
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on October 15, 2023 An Editorial Opinion On November 2, 2021, Skipper Group received a...

Donald V. Watkins
Oct 15, 20236 min read


Louisiana GOP Central Committee Member Leads Alabama A&M's Foray Into MAGA Politics
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on October 12, 2023 An Editorial Opinion Shannon Frank Reeves, Sr., is the man Alabama...

Donald V. Watkins
Oct 12, 20234 min read


Alabama A&M’s Daniel Wims Paid Lobbyist $220,000 to Pal Around with MAGA Extremist Tommy Tuberville
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on October 11, 2023; Updated on December 10, 2023 An Editorial Opinion Between November...

Donald V. Watkins
Oct 11, 20235 min read


What Should Alabama A&M Do About Its Daniel Wims Problem?
By: Donald V. Watkins October 10, 2023 An Editorial Opinion We all make mistakes in life. Universities make them, too, especially when...

Donald V. Watkins
Oct 10, 20234 min read


Is Alabama A&M University President Daniel K. Wims a Closet MAGA Republican?
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on October 8, 2023 An Editorial Opinion Is Alabama A&M University President Daniel K....

Donald V. Watkins
Oct 8, 20235 min read


How and Why Alabama State and Alabama A&M Blew the New Magic City Classic Deal
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on October 6, 2023 An Editorial Opinion Most Alabamians have never heard of Walter F....

Donald V. Watkins
Oct 6, 20235 min read


Alabama A&M Abandoned Its Superior Bargaining Power and Surrendered to Magic City Classic Promoters
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on October 4, 2023 An Editorial Opinion After a year of refusing to sign a new four-year...

Donald V. Watkins
Oct 4, 20235 min read


Did Magic City Classic Promoters Skim a 20% Commission on City Money for Annual Football Game?
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on October 2, 2023 An Editorial Opinion Last year, a team of top officials from Alabama...

Donald V. Watkins
Sep 30, 20234 min read


Magic City Classic: Where’s the Licensing Fee Money?
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on September 28, 2023 An Editorial Opinion On September 19, 1995, Alabama State...

Donald V. Watkins
Sep 28, 20232 min read


Magic City Classic Promoters Ran Up Massive Debt With 2022 World Games
By Donald V. Watkins September 27, 2023 An Editorial Opinion The sports promoters at the center of the financial scandal involving the...

Donald V. Watkins
Sep 27, 20234 min read


Coming Soon: The Rest of the Magic City Classic Story
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on September 26, 2023 A Commentary and Editorial Opinion On September 27, 2022, a podcast...

Donald V. Watkins
Sep 26, 20233 min read


Magic City Classic Deals Spotlight An Inexcusable Lack of Financial Oversight by ASU and AA&MU
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on September 25, 2023 An Editorial Opinion On September 22, 2023, I published an...

Donald V. Watkins
Sep 25, 20235 min read


Magic City Classic: A Classic Rip-Off of Alabama State University and Alabama A&M University
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on September 22, 2023 An Editorial Opinion In 2021, the Alabama Sports Council, Inc.,...

Donald V. Watkins
Sep 22, 20235 min read


Alabama A&M University Owed $527,280,064 by the State. Will A&M Fight for Its Money?
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on September 19, 2023 An Editorial Opinion Yesterday, the U.S. Departments of Education...

Donald V. Watkins
Sep 19, 20234 min read


Marcus Lundy, Jr.: A Rising Superstar in the World of Global Business
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on June 5, 2023 On May 24, 2017, I published an article on former Birmingham, Alabama...

Donald V. Watkins
Jun 5, 20235 min read


Birmingham Southern College Begs ASU and AAMU for Help in Securing Taxpayer “Bailout” Funding
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on January 24, 2023 An Editorial Opinion From 1981 to 2006, not a single one of Alabama’s...

Donald V. Watkins
Jan 24, 20235 min read


Why Tuskegee University Gets State Funding
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on December 21, 2022 An Editorial Opinion There is a firestorm of controversy involving a...

Donald V. Watkins
Dec 21, 20224 min read


Men of Honor: Harvest Mitchell, Jr., Charles L. Carter, and Walker Alexander
This article features three men who had the courage to break down the color barrier in Alabama's public schools at a time when their lives and safety were threatened for doing so. Each man was a superstar in the profession. Each one was my client. And, each one made me a better person and lawyer. These men are Harvest Mitchell, Jr., in Florence, Alabama, Charles L. Carter in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and Walker Alexander in Attalla, Alabama.

Donald V. Watkins
Sep 29, 20227 min read
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