Arts
Angela Robinson “Jacksonville’s OWN Star!”
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 […]
“The Giving Millennial”
OAM J-A 15 Brush Strokes-Philanthropy Click the link above to view the PDF of my feature in the July/August issue of Orlando Arts Magazine. This editorial relationship is one that I both enjoy and has dually proved to be a lucrative relationship. Newspapers are great, but magazines are BOSS! This feature highlights the power of “Millennials” as a demographic […]
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 […]
Destination Orlando: Experience “Grown Folks Magic.”
Click link to original EBONY.COM original article with photo gallery http://www.ebony.com/photos/life/destination-orlando-grown-folks-magic-987#axzz2tdz8NRCz 14 February 2014 Life / Travel Destination Orlando: Grown Folks’ Magic! Hey travelers, don’t sleep on the Central Florida haven. It’s so much more than you thought. Don’t get me wrong ─ Mickey Mouse and Tinker Bell’s pixie dust still rule, but the […]
Levar Burton Interview: Orlando Arts Magazine
As a graduate student at Lesley University, I penned a poem that ventured the impact the mini-series “Roots” had on both my family and formative years. I wanted Alex Haley to be my daddy and all the girls in eighth-grade were teased and called, “Kizzie.” The more haunting truth was it was the last time I […]
Frankie Beverly’s Amazing Career
March 25, 2014 Entertainment & Culture / Music Frankie Beverly Talks 38 Years of Maze [INTERVIEW] The voice behind every Black picnic, BBQ and wedding of the past four decades discusses the longevity of Maze By Penny Dickerson Related Tags marvin gaye sam cooke Frankie Beverly maze The one, the only Mr. Frankie […]
