Penny Dickerson
“Mary Kay: more than a mere hustle!”
Read my beautiful, glossed lips: “Mary Kay is not my new hustle.” I am a former Mary Kay Consultant who continues to support the company mission and is an active consumer of the Mary Kay product line. Prior to transitioning into an in-active status, I composed and developed this blog as a marketing support for […]
Penny Pranks, Hospitals, and CNN
This could very likely be my shortest blog post ever. I really missed my keystroke. Actually, it’s safe to say I am addiction struggling from “key-stroke blog withdrawal.” There’s nothing like emerging from an “ordeal” and coining a phrase. “Key-Stroke Blog Withdrawal.” Gonna have to write Webster’s Unabridged 2012 on that one. Today is August […]
Where Dreams Come True (DDA 2013)
WHERE DREAMS COME TRUE March 14, 2013 Filed under METRO Posted by admin Florida teens participate in Disney Dreamers Academy hosted by Steve Harvey, Essence Magazine BY PENNY DICKERSON SPECIAL TO THE FLORIDA COURIER High school students converged upon the state last week for the sixth annual Disney Dreamers Academy sponsored by Walt Disney […]
The Kinsey Collection: African-American family debuts cultural exhibit at Disney (DDA 2013)
A Whole New World: The Kinsey Collection By Penny Dickerson on March 20, 2013 If the art of sharing were worth its weight in gold, the amassed cultural treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey would easily personify Ft. Knox. The philanthropist couple have gathered 400 ‘authentic and rare art, artifacts, books, documents and manuscripts that tell […]
Part I – “The Life & Death of Jimmy Jackson”
THE LIFE & DEATH OF JIMMY JACKSON December 20, 2012 This is the first in a series of stories framing the life of James Roland Jackson III, known as ‘Jimmy’ to his family. BY PENNY DICKERSON SPECIAL TO THE FLORIDA COURIER Last week, America and much of the world was transfixed by tragedy. The […]