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Philadelphia Stories: Penny’s Poem is Anthologized

By Penny Dickerson August 3, 2015 Leave a comment

Magazine Celebrates 10 Years of Publishing Philadelphia- Area Authors and Artists Philadelphia Stories celebrates its tenth anniversary with a live auction, art exhibit, and book release  The skinny little cool poem below was selected to appear in the 10th Anniversary Anthology. It was published in the FIRST 2004 literary issue. Am I humbled? Yes. Am […]

Retired Sergeant’s passion is military history

By Penny Dickerson July 24, 2015 Leave a comment

Teaching Black military history is retiree’s passion July 23, 2015 Filed under DAYTONA BEACH, LEAD STORIES, NEWS Posted by 9admin9 Daytona native spends spare time educating civilians about past wars and contributions made by African-Americans BY PENNY DICKERSON DAYTONA TIMES Retired Army Master Sergeant Hubert C. Jackson tried his best to avoid a military career […]

Daytona Police Secure Body Cams

By Penny Dickerson June 19, 2015 Leave a comment

Daytona chief formally seeks body-cam funds August 6, 2015 Filed under DAYTONA BEACH, LEAD STORIES, NEWS BY PENNY DICKERSON DAYTONA TIMES The Daytona Beach Police Department has applied for grant funding that would allow it to purchase more body cameras for local law enforcement. Earlier this year, 112 Daytona police officers were wearing the body-cams. […]

Black Men who Motivate: The Power of a Dream (DDA 2015)

By Penny Dickerson May 4, 2015 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 […]

Edward Waters College Accepts $2 Million Gift

By Penny Dickerson April 19, 2015 Leave a comment

BY PENNY DICKERSON SPECIAL TO THE FLORIDA COURIER Click link to the Florida Courier website/article: http://flcourier.com/2014/02/13/25814/ Click link to view the Pajcic & Pajcic Law Firm’s announcement. http://www.pajcic.com/public-service/edward-waters-college-2-million-donation/ Cultivating a friendship proved rewarding for Ed­ward Waters College President Nat Glover. His child­hood friend and renowned attorney Steve Pajcic donat­ed $2 million of his personal funds […]

Making more dreams come true (DDA 2015)

By Penny Dickerson April 5, 2015 3 Comments

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 […]