Journalism
Merging cultures: Africa, Lazarus, and liver & onions
Exhaustion has overtaken me this week, but I would be remiss if I didn’t pause to pen the joy I recently experienced with the beautiful soul in the snapshot I captured above. She’s an academic scholar from Florida State University who lives in Tallahassee, where I, too, currently reside. She is from Jacksonville which […]
Disney Dreamers: Movers, Shakers, Dreamers (2019)
MOVERS, SHAKERS, DREAMERS (DDA 2019) (Bonus Florida Courier event coverage) MOVERS, SHAKERS, DREAMERS April 13, 2019 THESE FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE REPRESENTING THEIR GENERATION AT ITS BEST. PHOTOS COURTESY OF WALT DISNEY WORLD The Disney Dreamers Academy class of 2019 includes 12 Florida high school students selected among 100 nationwide. The program was held March 21-24 […]
Habitat for Humanity builds a Thanksgiving home
Giving thanks for a brand-new house November 26, 2015 Filed under DAYTONA BEACH, LIFE STYLES, NEWS Posted by 9admin9 Habitat for Humanity helps hard-working mom realize dream of home ownership BY PENNY DICKERSON DAYTONA TIMES The Thanksgiving holiday has taken on a heightened sense of gratefulness for New Smyrna resident Angela Marshall. The […]
Florida Courier “Seen and Heard” FLOTUS at the Democratic Convention
July 29, 2016 Filed under FRONT PAGE, NATIONAL, NEWS, POLITICS Posted by FCEditor As Democrats start the 2016 presidential campaign in earnest, Black women play key roles in the convention and in making the case for Hillary Clinton. BY PENNY DICKERSON SPECIAL TO THE FLORIDA COURIER First Lady Michelle Obama clapped toward delegates during […]
“A Sioux City Sojourn”
http://flcourier.com/2014/12/11/sistas-coming-together/ SISTAS COMING TOGETHER December 11, 2014 Filed under METRO Florida Courier contributor Penny Dickerson shares story of hope and survival to African-American students during trip to Iowa city BY PENNY DICKERSON SPECIAL TO THE FLORIDA COURIER America’s racial climate deserves a seasonal calm. A monumental movement of protest has swept the nation following a […]
Penny Dickerson 