By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on November 14, 2023 Watkins-Varnado family gathering in Memphis, Tennessee, circa 1953. I have stated on many occasions that my core values were passed down to me from: (a) my paternal grandparents, Adam and Sallie Watkins ; (b) my maternal grandparents, Reverend Willie Varnado and his wife Etta : (c) my parents, Levi and Lillian Watkins ; and (d) my siblings, Marie , Pearl, Levi, Jr., Doristine, and James .     For decades,

By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on August 3, 2023 We met in Atlanta for three days last weekend. It was a family...

By: Donald V. Watkins December 31, 2022 The 2023 New Year promises to be an exciting one for me. These are the things I plan to...

The Watkins family has been bridge builders in America since the 1830s. Bridge building is a noble calling. Its impact is generational.