Lillian Bernice Varnado Watkins

Donald V. Watkins

Oct 313 min read

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.

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Donald V. Watkins

Aug 3, 20234 min read

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

Jul 3, 20236 min read

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

Mar 8, 20235 min read

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

Aug 28, 20223 min read

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

Jun 16, 20194 min read

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

May 10, 20195 min read

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

Jan 20, 20194 min read

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

Sep 8, 20181 min read

Birthday Flashback

By: Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on September 8, 2018 Lillian Bernice Varnado Watkins and her husband, Levi Watkins, Sr.,...