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Rev. Willie Lewis Varnado: A Brave Southern Preacher on a Mission to Empower Black America
It's in my bloodline. My maternal grandfather was a Baptist minster and early civil rights advocate in the South. This is his story.

Donald V. Watkins
Oct 31, 20243 min read
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A Watkins Family Gathering in Atlanta
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on August 3, 2023 We met in Atlanta for three days last weekend. It was a family...

Donald V. Watkins
Aug 3, 20234 min read
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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...

Donald V. Watkins
Jul 3, 20236 min read
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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,...

Donald V. Watkins
Mar 8, 20235 min read
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The Watkins Family Associated With Known "Criminals"
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on August 28, 2022 Most readers know that I grew up in Montgomery, Alabama in the 1950s...

Donald V. Watkins
Aug 28, 20223 min read
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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...

Donald V. Watkins
Jun 16, 20194 min read
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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...

Donald V. Watkins
May 10, 20195 min read
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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...

Donald V. Watkins
Jan 20, 20194 min read
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Birthday Flashback
By: Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on September 8, 2018 Lillian Bernice Varnado Watkins and her husband, Levi Watkins, Sr.,...

Donald V. Watkins
Sep 8, 20181 min read
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