Penny Dickerson
Things Mom Would Want to Know: Mercy Ships On Boarding
My Dearest Mom, My Mercy Ships On Boarding experience is going tremendously well. We actually don’t begin official On Boarding until tomorrow morning, but thus far, there isn’t an isolated item that defers my expectation(s). I am content, but wanted to take a moment to share with you salient points about my journey. You would […]
Freelance Journalist
CONTACT: pennydickersonwrites@gmail.com Penny Dickerson formerly served as a senior staff writer and managing editor of The Miami Times and currently works as an independent journalist. She is passionate about cool people, extraordinary places, and good sushi. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) and a Master of Fine Arts […]
Address Africa: I’m moving to Senegal
THIS WAS ME In 2006, I was diagnosed with stage II renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer). As a result, I endured multiple surgeries (related/unrelated) and a whole lot of grief. My body owns a road map of scars: abdomen, flank, and spine to name a few. The largest healed and grew a grotesque keloid which […]
Disney offers “A touch of Africa.”
http://flcourier.com/2014/05/22/a-touch-of-africa-close-to-home/ A touch of Africa close to home May 22, 2014 Filed under METRO Disney celebrates continent with ‘Lion King’ events and new Harambe Nights BY PENNY DICKERSON SPECIAL TO THE FLORIDA COURIER The majesty of Africa kicks off in June as Walt Disney World celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Oscar-winning classic “The Lion […]
One Woman: One Heart
I am a post-menopausal woman. There, I said it. Unlike my senior sisters who reach the pastoral pause naturally, I endured a radical hysterectomy at age 30 and always believed my reproductive health (pap smears, pregnancy, birth control, etc.) were the sum total of my worse medical concerns. Black women are raised to think this. Thanks to […]
Congratulations Councilwoman Shirley McKellar
Congratulations Shirley McKellar! A life-long public servant, McKellar was victorious in her quest to win a leadership seat on the Tyler City Council in her hometown of Tyler, Texas. On Saturday night, the District 3 seat was divinely placed in her hands following a runoff against Pamela Phoenix, a local transplant who made Tyler her […]
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