Life in America for the Watkins family began with a young slave girl's transatlantic voyage to the New World. Her endurance birthed ours.

Watkins family members have been educators in America since the 1880s. The first four teachers in our family were the Darden sisters.

Dr. Samuel Augustus Owen was an iconic minister in Memphis, Tennessee. He was also an educational leader. This is his inspirational story.

It's in my bloodline. My maternal grandfather was a Baptist minster and early civil rights advocate in the South. This is his story.

American Beach is a case study in black economic empowerment. It shows what blacks can do when they network with each other.

The Declaration of Independence condemned (a) King George's refusal to return runaway slaves to captivity and (b) merciless Indian savages."

Setting and pursing family goals is critical to success in life.  Goal setting ensures the growth and sustainability of each generation.

By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on April 8, 2024 In Memoriam to Dr. Levi Watkins, Jr., MD -- June 13, 1944 to April 11,...

By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on March 29, 2024 My readers know that I am a spiritual person who comes from an America...

The impact of Michael Daley's deed of land to Olivia Carmichael in 1887 empowered this black woman and lifted her family for generations.

By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on November 26, 2023 Fifthy-five years ago, the Sunday, September 8, 1968, edition of the...

By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on November 14, 2023 I have stated on many occasions that my core values were passed down...

By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on October 17, 2023 He was described as " one of the most promising young Negro educators...

By Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on May 28, 2019; Updated and Republished on September 1, 2023 On May 29, 1966, The...

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 Copyrighted and Published on July 28, 2023 Joseph T. Watkins was my father’s youngest brother. He was smart,...

By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on July 3, 2023 Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court banned affirmative action for black...

By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on June 8, 2023 “Let your work speak for you .... and you’ll never have to say anything...

By: Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on March 8, 2023 Lillian Bernice Varnado Watkins, the matriarch of the Watkins family,...

By: Donald V. Watkins February 23, 2023 The Juanita R. Turner Memorial Fund at LeMoyne-Owen College is named for the high school and...