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Angela Robinson “Jacksonville’s OWN Star!”

Angela Robinson “Jacksonville’s OWN Star!”

By Penny Dickerson August 7, 2017 1 Comment

Kudos to Angela Robinson for serving as a master-example of how a girl with a dream can become a woman boasting stardom.  She is a Jacksonville-native and graduate of William M. Raines High School who has journeyed a route to be admired and an apt lesson for all who dare to dream and are confronted […]

ENZIAN Theatre & Florida Film Festival 2015

By Penny Dickerson August 5, 2017 1 Comment

If by chance you have not caught wind of or visited first hand one of Florida’s finest establishments, allow me to introduce you. “The Enzian Theatre,” indulges adults via cinematic cool, an on-site-upscale “Eden Bar” and gourmet food that makes popcorn seem soooooo yesterday, read my feature on the 30th Anniversary of ENZIAN and the 2015 Florida Film Festival just published in […]

Re-Discovering America: The Kinsey Collection

By Penny Dickerson June 17, 2017 Leave a comment

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 […]

By Penny Dickerson January 9, 2017 Leave a comment

THE GIFT OF LIFE December 24, 2015 Filed under FLORIDA, FRONT PAGE, HEALTH, NEWS Posted by FCEditor Florida Courier writer Penny Dickerson, a cancer survivor, reflects on her personal challenges and blessings during this year’s holiday season. BY PENNY DICKERSON The Florida Courier Cancer and Christmas share a confounding irony for me this year. On […]

Black Men who Motivate: The Power of a dream

By Penny Dickerson July 14, 2016 Leave a comment

Black men who motivate: The power of a dream March 19, 2015 Filed under EDUCATION, METRO  BY PENNY DICKERSON SPECIAL TO THE FLORIDA COURIER Steve Harvey is credited with improving college attendance, career prospects, personal development for more than 8,000 youth who have graduated from his Disney Dreamers Academy (DDA) since its 2007 launch. Partnering […]

Penny’s Ground-Rules for Grief

By Penny Dickerson March 31, 2016 1 Comment

I owe no one an explanation regarding how I choose to grieve death. Apparently, this declaration is debatable. It seems the older we grow, the more the world wants to dictate our emotional process. At times, it seems to be a nudging – no a force – to follow an expected pattern, cultural tradition, or code of conduct that […]

King Street Studios featuring Shannon Reeves

By Penny Dickerson December 8, 2015 Leave a comment

It’s taken me a minute to upload my feature on King Street Studios which was featured in the July/August issue of Arbus Magazine – Northeast Florida’s Arts and Business Magazine. I interviewed Shannon Reeves back in 2009 for the Florida Times-Union when she was still a proprietor in Historic Five Points. Relationship(s) matter, and I […]