Penny Dickerson
Pearls, Pumps & Purpose: Women’s Empowerment Luncheon
The hottest ticket in town this past Saturday was the “Pearls, Pumps & Purpose” Women’s Empowerment & Networking Luncheon hosted by the Business & Professional Women’s Federation of Southside Church of God in Christ. Sure, you could have opted to attend the Jacksonville Black Expo, Edward Waters College Homecoming parade and game, or even ventured to see […]
Sin – or Civil Right? (Proposition 8 & DOMA)
SIN – OR CIVIL RIGHT? April 4, 2013 Filed under FRONT PAGE Posted by admin Black Floridians are on both sides of the gay marriage controversy BY PENNY DICKERSON SPECIAL TO THE FLORIDA COURIER In the 50th anniversary year of the historic March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” […]
Re-Discovering America: The Kinsey Collection
Click link to read: “Re-Discovering America: The Kinsey Collection http://issuu.com/cfcgllc/docs/floridacourier_03202015/9?e=4739009/11932914 One of my favorite subjects and three of my favorite people are Bernard, Shirley, and Khalil Kinsey: The Kinsey Family. Not only is their commitment to family and each other admirable, but what a story! A genuine American fairytale of how perseverance, patience, commitment, and […]
Flagler County: Jim Crow, Discrimination, Class Action
http://daytonatimes.com/2015/08/mission-accomplished-for-flagler-students-naacp/ Mission accomplished for Flagler students, NAACP August 20, 2015 Filed under DAYTONA BEACH, LEAD STORIES, NEWS Dr. Amir Whitaker, who spearheaded a complaint against the district for racial disparities in school discipline, will speak at the Aug. 29 Freedom Fund Banquet in Palm Coast. BY PENNY DICKERSON DAYTONA TIMES The Flagler County NAACP annual […]
A Decade of Dreams (DDA 2017)
A DECADE OF DREAMS March 31, 2017 FOR 10 YEARS, STEVE HARVEY AND ESSENCE MAGAZINE HAVE PARTNERED WITH WALT DISNEY WORLD TO HOST THE DISNEY DREAMERS ACADEMY. FLORIDA WAS WELL-REPRESENTED WITH 14 STUDENTS FROM 100 SELECTED NATIONWIDE. BY PENNY DICKERSON FLORIDA COURIER “You don’t let other people stop your dreams because it’s not theirs, it’s […]
Why It’s Hard To Date A Black Woman
Top Ten Reasons Why It’s Hard To Date A Black Woman by Matthew Lynch (Black State.com http://blackstate.com/dateblackwomen2.html) Black women make black men feel under appreciated, unwarranted and irresponsible and regressive. Black women are too aggressive and no longer patient in waiting on the pursuit of a man. Black women are strong headed, too independent which […]
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