On October 9, 2026, renown heart surgeon Dr. Levi Watkins, Jr., MD (1945-2015), was selected as a "Legacy Recognition Honoree" by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Watkins is the second member of the Carmichael/Varnado/Watkins family to become affiliated with the Academy. In 2017, Dr. Watkins' first-cousin, Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall, PhD, was elected as a member of the Academy.

Advancements in medicine at Johns Hopkins University helped to level the judicial playing field for black lawyers in Alabama in the 1980s.

Tennessee State offers college-bound students an innovative program to go from high school graduate to doctor or dentist in seven years.

By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published (via Facebook) on March 12, 2017; Updated and Republished on October 6, 2022 George...