Journalism
The COVID-19 renter and homeowner struggle
A new study offers Black Americans some valuable tips on how to avoid eviction after the devastating impact of the coronavirus By Penny Dickerson Jun 24, 2020 Updated Aug 20, 2021 “We’ve been telling people: You need to pay the rent when you can,” says Mark Grandich, litigation director at Lone Star Legal Aid. “There’s going to […]
Savvy banker consoles and she reassures
OneUnited Bank COO talks pandemic anger By Penny Dickerson May 20, 2020 Updated May 26, 2020 Who is more credible to speak on the angst and woes the pandemic has thrust upon the black community than an MBA who holds a degree from Harvard and dually serves as president and COO of a Black-owned bank? Teri Williams has […]
The Tragic Suicide of Bryce Gowdy
Could Bryce Gowdy have been saved? The late Bryce Gowdy was a star wide-receiver, Georgia Tech signee and “professed momma’s boy.” Penny Dickerson Jan 8, 2020 Updated Jan 10, 2020 Read the full edition of The Miami Times http://www.miamitimesonline.com The bright future of Bryce Gowdy was darkened by his own demise on Monday, Dec.30. A 17-year-old young […]
TRIFECTA: Chamber of Commerce businesses unite
UniFirst Corp. partners with Broward, Palm Beach, Miami-Dade and various industries to provide 15,000 protective face masks Penny Dickerson Jun 17, 2020 Phase II of Florida’s reopening welcomes an array of businesses to work toward regaining economic stability following the COVID-19 pandemic. CDC mandates and protocols remain in place, the most prominent of […]
Murders over Money: Bethune Cookman Tragedy
Murders over money Tragedy leaves gunman, two Bethune-Cookman students dead Penny Dickerson | 9/23/2015, 2 p.m. “Murders Over Money” Miami Times Online DAYTONA BEACH — Money meant everything to York Zed Bodden. Human life meant nothing. The convicted felon from Miami had dollar signs etched on his chest when Florida Department of Law Enforcement officers […]
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