Penny Dickerson
Making more dreams come true (DDA 2015)
Making more dreams come true March 19, 2015 Filed under METRO Posted by 8admin8 Nine Florida students among 100 chosen for Disney Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey, Essence BY PENNY DICKERSON SPECIAL TO THE FLORIDA COURIER The selfless drive and passion to advance the dreams of America’s youth was celebrated March 5-8 at the eighth […]
“Why don’t you make it a rose?”
This is a re-blog of a 2011 post. I needed to be reminded of my own words! So, I’m standing in the check-out line at Publix: my favorite grocer of southern region fame. A slender, young black child with a head full of twisted knots observes my left wrist and blurts, ” I like your […]
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated: Celebrating 70 Years of Timeless Service
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Gamma Rho Omega Chapter, Inc. Platinum and Pearls: Celebrating 70 Years of Timeless Serves The Gamma Rho Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated celebrated seven decades of contributions to the Jacksonville community on Saturday, August 25, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency on East Coastline Drive. More than 300 […]
Orlando Arts Magazine: Zora Neale Hurston 2015
It’s that time of the year again! The Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities is one of my favorite southern events and literary journalism endeavors. Since 2011, I’ve penned eight articles for the festival that were published in either the Florida Courier, Florida Times-Union, EBONY.Com, and I’m proud to add the inclusion of:Orlando Arts Magazine Jan/Feb 2015 […]
25 Years Strong: The ZORA! Festival 2014
Click link below to read ebony.com feature http://www.ebony.com/black-history/25-years-strong-the-zora-festival-987#axzz2pOvxnRZC 25 Years Strong: The ZORA! Festival An eclectic Black arts gathering, this 2014 literary festival should rank high on your New Year’s Must-Do List By Penny Dickerson 25 Years Strong: The ZORA! Festival The incomparable Zora Neale Hurston Their Eyes Were Watching God is the most notably […]
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