Lillian Bernice Varnado Watkins

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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.,...