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Robert Archer Martin: One of the Great Ones
No single person did more to minimize the adverse effects of generational white racism in Alabama's judicial system than Robert A. Martin.
Donald V. Watkins
2 days ago2 min read
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My Lifelong Addiction to Smart, Progressive, Purpose-Driven People
Meet the people who fueled my knowledge and blocked for me on the playing field of life. All of them were/are super smart people.
Donald V. Watkins
Mar 42 min read
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ChatGPT Answered this Simple Question: Why is Donald Watkins Disliked by so Many Whites in Alabama?
I asked ChatGPT a simple question about myself. The answer is fairly accurate. Read the question and AI-generated answer for yourself.
Donald V. Watkins
Dec 22, 20243 min read
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Mr. Ramus Rhodes: A Bigger Man Than I Ever Realized
Ramus Rhodes was the janitor at the University of Alabama's law school. He was my friend, mentor, and real law school professor.
Donald V. Watkins
Sep 21, 20246 min read
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Charles Wallace: A Brave Pioneer, a Great Role Model, and a Wonderful Mentor in the Oil & Gas Industry
Charles Wallace was a Black pioneer in America's oil and gas industry. His planned oil refinery in Tuskegee was met with fierce racism.
Donald V. Watkins
Aug 17, 20246 min read
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Justice Mark Kennedy Has Died. He was One of the Best Judges in Alabama History!
Former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Mark Kennedy has died. Kennedy was one of the best judges in Alabama history.
Donald V. Watkins
Jul 26, 20243 min read
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Big Changes are Coming to the Watkins Multimedia News Platforms
There is a thirst for hard, cold, un-spun news and we want to position our Internet news platform to quench this thirst.
Donald V. Watkins
Jul 12, 20243 min read
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Hunter Biden was Destined to Lose His Criminal Case with Abbe Lowell as His Defense Counsel
The guilty verdicts in Hunter Biden’s case confirmed for me that I made the right decision in firing Abbe Lowell in Richard Scrushy’s case.
Donald V. Watkins
Jun 13, 20243 min read
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My First Legal Case was My Own and It was Fought Inside the Halls of UA's Law School
My first legal case was my own. It occurred while I was a second-year student at the University of Alabama’s School of Law.
Donald V. Watkins
May 30, 20247 min read
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Nabirm Energy Service (Pty) Ltd.: Turning Possibilities Into Prosperity
In August 2011, Nabirm Energy Services (Pty) Ltd. reimagined resource-rich Namibia and it is paying off today with its Oil Block 2113A.
Donald V. Watkins
May 5, 20242 min read
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Nabirm Attends Prestigious Namibia International Energy Conference for Multinational Oil & Gas Companies
Nabirm Energy Services (Pty) Ltd. (Windhoek, Namibia), is attending a prestigious oil and gas conference in Namibia for major oil companies.
Donald V. Watkins
Apr 24, 20242 min read
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Striving To Reach My Business and Personal Goals
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on March 25, 2024 My departure from the Montgomery City Council in 1983 was hailed by...
Donald V. Watkins
Mar 25, 20243 min read
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California Federal Judge Orders Early Termination of All Proceedings in Donald Watkins' 2019 Criminal Case
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on March 23, 2024 An Editorial Opinion On March 21, 2024, California-based U.S. District...
Donald V. Watkins
Mar 23, 20246 min read
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A Father's Pride: Watching His Son Secure Justice for the Last Surviving "Scottsboro Boy" 45 Years After He was Falsely Accused of Raping Two White Women in Alabama
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published (via Facebook) on November 9, 2014; Republished on March 12, 2024 My father was ecstatic...
Donald V. Watkins
Mar 12, 20245 min read
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Voting Mattered in 1979, But It Matters Even More Today!
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on March 4, 2024 I ran across my old campaign brochure from when I ran for City Council...
Donald V. Watkins
Mar 4, 20242 min read
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Alabama A&M University Threatens Watkins’ Right to Freedom of Speech as a Journalist
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on December 21, 2023 An Editorial Opinion After three months of deafening silence on its...
Donald V. Watkins
Dec 21, 20234 min read
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State of Alabama v. Jimmy Ray Hurst
By Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on April 6, 2018; Republished on October 19, 2023 A FLASHBACK THURSDAY STORY -- My First...
Donald V. Watkins
Oct 19, 20235 min read
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Alabama A&M’s Daniel K. Wims Begs Corporate Ally for Help in Attacking Watkins
By: Donald V. Watkins October 18, 2023 BREAKING NEWS--- In a throwback to the Richard Nixon “Watergate” era of "dirty tricks" operations...
Donald V. Watkins
Oct 18, 20231 min read
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Deion Sanders, This is How I Handled My "Haters" and Jealous People
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on September 15, 2023 Deion Sanders, after just two wins at Colorado this season, I can...
Donald V. Watkins
Sep 15, 20235 min read
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Our Justice Systems Have Always Been Weaponized Against Agents of Change
By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on September 4, 2023 An Editorial Opinion On March 18, 2023, The Tuscaloosa News...
Donald V. Watkins
Sep 4, 20236 min read
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