Penny Dickerson
The whimsy and woes of a writer’s life.
This blog is featured in HBCU Lifestyles http://hbculifestyle.com/category/culture/ The decision to write full-time is an aggressive endeavor despite talent or drive. Writing is a multi-billion dollar industry that is news-necessary, the cutting-edge of entertainment, and the pivotal intersect of social survival: Tweet or die. African Americans have infiltrated the literary scene with riveting stories nestled […]
Joe Petrock Appointed B-CU Chairman of the Board
Poised to help B-CU go the next level July 9, 2015 Filed under BETHUNE-COOKMAN, DAYTONA BEACH, LEAD STORIES, NEWS Posted by 9admin9 Joe Petrock, new board of trustees chairman, gives an exclusive interview to the Daytona Times on his vision for the university. BY PENNY DICKERSON DAYTONA TIMES Dr. Joe Petrock, a community pillar […]
“Flight”
Twenty years ago, almost at this same early morning hour, I was in day two of what would be a four day, extended, evil battle of the belly called, “labor.” My first contractions started on a Thursday morning and I likened it to being sucker punched by Ali with no intentions of a Ropa-Dope recovery. […]
New Theme, New Dreams (DDA 2018)
March 23, 2018 BY PENNY DICKERSON SPECIAL TO THE FLORIDA COURIER For the 11th year, Walt Disney World Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence were joined by celebrities to offer 100 high school students from across the country a chance to dream big. The Disney Dreamers join Mickey Mouse and Essence Editor-at-Large Mikki […]
Murderess Ruby McCollum: “Shut up & Serve Time.”
There are few historical treasures unearthed by mankind that rival the intrigue conjured by the discovery of King Tut’s tomb or pure diamond’s excavated from Africa’s darkest mine. While cultural anthropologists deserve any and all preservation credit due, my life has been perpetually changed by the recent discovery of the historical, dark, and unequivocally riveting […]
Penny Dickerson 