Donald V. Watkins
Was Alabama A&M’s Presidential Search Process “Rigged” in Favor of Daniel K. Wims?
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on October 15, 2023 An Editorial Opinion On November 2, 2021, Skipper Group received a...
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Donald V. Watkins
Oct 12, 20234 min read
Louisiana GOP Central Committee Member Leads Alabama A&M's Foray Into MAGA Politics
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on October 12, 2023 An Editorial Opinion Shannon Frank Reeves, Sr., is the man Alabama...
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Donald V. Watkins
Oct 11, 20235 min read
Alabama A&M’s Daniel Wims Paid Lobbyist $220,000 to Pal Around with MAGA Extremist Tommy Tuberville
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on October 11, 2023; Updated on December 10, 2023 An Editorial Opinion Between November...
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Donald V. Watkins
Oct 10, 20234 min read
What Should Alabama A&M Do About Its Daniel Wims Problem?
By: Donald V. Watkins October 10, 2023 An Editorial Opinion We all make mistakes in life. Universities make them, too, especially when...
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Donald V. Watkins
Oct 8, 20235 min read
Is Alabama A&M University President Daniel K. Wims a Closet MAGA Republican?
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on October 8, 2023 An Editorial Opinion Is Alabama A&M University President Daniel K....
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Donald V. Watkins
Oct 6, 20235 min read
How and Why Alabama State and Alabama A&M Blew the New Magic City Classic Deal
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on October 6, 2023 An Editorial Opinion Most Alabamians have never heard of Walter F....
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Donald V. Watkins
Oct 4, 20235 min read
Alabama A&M Abandoned Its Superior Bargaining Power and Surrendered to Magic City Classic Promoters
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on October 4, 2023 An Editorial Opinion After a year of refusing to sign a new four-year...
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Donald V. Watkins
Sep 30, 20234 min read
Did Magic City Classic Promoters Skim a 20% Commission on City Money for Annual Football Game?
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on October 2, 2023 An Editorial Opinion Last year, a team of top officials from Alabama...
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Donald V. Watkins
Sep 28, 20232 min read
Magic City Classic: Where’s the Licensing Fee Money?
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on September 28, 2023 An Editorial Opinion On September 19, 1995, Alabama State...
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Donald V. Watkins
Sep 27, 20234 min read
Magic City Classic Promoters Ran Up Massive Debt With 2022 World Games
By Donald V. Watkins September 27, 2023 An Editorial Opinion The sports promoters at the center of the financial scandal involving the...
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Donald V. Watkins
Sep 26, 20233 min read
Coming Soon: The Rest of the Magic City Classic Story
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on September 26, 2023 A Commentary and Editorial Opinion On September 27, 2022, a podcast...
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Donald V. Watkins
Sep 25, 20235 min read
Magic City Classic Deals Spotlight An Inexcusable Lack of Financial Oversight by ASU and AA&MU
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on September 25, 2023 An Editorial Opinion On September 22, 2023, I published an...
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Donald V. Watkins
Sep 22, 20235 min read
Magic City Classic: A Classic Rip-Off of Alabama State University and Alabama A&M University
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on September 22, 2023 An Editorial Opinion In 2021, the Alabama Sports Council, Inc.,...
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Donald V. Watkins
Sep 19, 20234 min read
Alabama A&M University Owed $527,280,064 by the State. Will A&M Fight for Its Money?
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on September 19, 2023 An Editorial Opinion Yesterday, the U.S. Departments of Education...
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Donald V. Watkins
Jun 5, 20235 min read
Marcus Lundy, Jr.: A Rising Superstar in the World of Global Business
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on June 5, 2023 On May 24, 2017, I published an article on former Birmingham, Alabama...
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Donald V. Watkins
Jan 24, 20235 min read
Birmingham Southern College Begs ASU and AAMU for Help in Securing Taxpayer “Bailout” Funding
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on January 24, 2023 An Editorial Opinion From 1981 to 2006, not a single one of Alabama’s...
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Donald V. Watkins
Dec 21, 20224 min read
Why Tuskegee University Gets State Funding
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on December 21, 2022 An Editorial Opinion There is a firestorm of controversy involving a...
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Donald V. Watkins
Sep 29, 20227 min read
Men of Honor: Harvest Mitchell, Jr., Charles L. Carter, and Walker Alexander
By: Donald V. Watkins September 29, 2022 I never got a chance to properly say "goodbye" to three of the bravest men I have met in life. ...
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Donald V. Watkins
Apr 29, 20195 min read
Doyal Reed: Birmingham’s Last Warrior
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on April 29, 2019 He has been a close friend, trusted advisor, and staunch ally for more...
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Donald V. Watkins
Jul 2, 20188 min read
Nathan A. Chapman, Jr.: The Victim of Rogue Prosecutors in a Rigged System
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on July 2, 2018; Republished January 29, 2021 [Author's Note: I am republishing this...
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