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Habitat for Humanity builds a Thanksgiving home

Posted by Penny Dickerson on November 2, 2020 in Daytona Times, Newspapers

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Giving thanks for a brand-new house

November 26, 2015 Filed under DAYTONA BEACH, LIFE STYLES, NEWS Posted by

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 single mother of five is on the path to home ownership thanks to Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit Christian housing organization founded on the conviction that everyone should have a decent, safe, affordable place to live.

Habitat for Humanity volunteers congratulate Angela Marshall as she enters her new home.(PHOTOS BY DUANE C. FERNANDEZ SR./HARDNOTTSPHOTOGRAPHY.COM)

Habitat for Humanity volunteers congratulate Angela Marshall as she enters her new home.
(PHOTOS BY DUANE C. FERNANDEZ SR./HARDNOTTSPHOTOGRAPHY.COM)

On Nov. 17, Marshall and two of her children, Arkeem Glass, 15, and Alicia Smiley, 5, moved into their new three-bedroom, two-bath spacious home surrounded by beautiful landscaping that Marshall herself helped lay sod to complete. On Nov. 12, an official community dedication was held. Continue Reading »

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Florida Courier “Seen and Heard” FLOTUS at the Democratic Convention

Posted by Penny Dickerson on November 2, 2020 in Democratic National Convention 2016, Florida Courier, Newspapers

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First Lady Michelle Obama clapped toward delegates during the Democratic National Convention on Monday in Philadelphia, Pa.(CLEM MURRAY/PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER/TNS)FRONT PAGE, NATIONAL, NEWS, POLITICS Posted by

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 the Democratic National Convention on Monday in Philadelphia, Pa.

(CLEM MURRAY/PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER/TNS)

PHILADELPHIA, PA. – ‘The City of Brotherly Love” welcomed delegates and a host of high-profile political leaders and celebrities for the 2016 Democratic National Convention that convened July 25-28 in the Pennsylvania Convention Center and Wells Fargo Arena.

The muted news is that Black women have been in the leadership trenches to organize the assembly.

Hacked and leaked
Democratic officials and cybersecurity company CrowdStrike Inc. said last month that hackers tied to the Russian government gained access to servers at the Democratic National Committee (DNC).

ThrDebbie Wassermanee days before the start of the party’s national convention, about 20,000 emails and other internal documents from the DNC were posted online by WikiLeaks.

Some of them showed the party favored Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders. Consequently, South Florida congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Shultz was unceremoniously dumped from her DNC chair
manship.

Political analyst Donna Brazile is now interim chair of the party. Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, is permanent chair of the convention. The Reverend Leah Daughtry has twice served as the convention CEO. Continue Reading »

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“A Sioux City Sojourn”

Posted by Penny Dickerson on November 2, 2020 in Florida Courier, Newspapers

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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 string of Black-male homicides that angered multitudes and simultaneously created a new platform for dialogue amongst millennials – the next generation of potential law enforcement, judicial and education leaders.

“Sistas Coming Together” gathered 29 of the 47 young women of color enrolled in Sioux City, Iowa’s racially disparate and socio-economic challenged West High School. Principal Jacque Wyant is in the front row, third from left.

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Is the Church Sanctuary Safe?

Posted by Penny Dickerson on November 2, 2020 in Daytona Times, Journalism, Newspapers

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Should the doors of the church be open and armed?

July 16, 2015 Filed under DAYTONA BEACH, LEAD STORIES, NEWS Posted by

Pastors, security experts reflect on how to keep churchgoers safe

BY PENNY DICKERSON
DAYTONA TIMES

Fatal shootings in America’s Black churches are not a historical phenomenon.

Alberta Williams King, the mother of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was shot and killed in 1974 by Marcus Chenault, a lone, Black gunman. “Mama King’’ was murdered while playing the organ in the Ebenezer Baptist Church during a Sunday morning service.

The tragedy occurred in June and – 41 years later in the same month – Dylan Roof, a lone White gunman entered the Emmanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston and sat through a near hour of Bible study before he unloaded a barrage of bullets that killed nine congregants. Continue Reading »

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Tom Joyner: “Good Times” for Black Families

Posted by Penny Dickerson on November 2, 2020 in Special Events, Tom Joyner

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Tom Joyner Family Reunion to highlight famous Black TV families

August 27, 2015 Filed under ENTERTAINMENT Posted by

BY PENNY DICKERSON
FLORIDA COURIER

The positive contributions of the Black family as viable entertainment was unequivocally proven when the iconic sitcom “Good Times” aired on CBS. A formidable millennium-match is ABC’s hyphenated, smart comedy, “Black-ish.’’ Select cast members from both shows will be on hand to greet fans at the 2015 Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion Sept. 3-7 for star-studded concerts, seminars and events for family members of all ages. Continue Reading »

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Florida Actress Lands Role on Tyler Perry’s New Show

Posted by Penny Dickerson on October 31, 2020 in Arts, Arts & Culture, Florida Courier, Journalism, Newspapers, Theatre

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Florida actress is holding her own on OWN

Angela Robinson, a Jacksonville native and former Miss FAMU, has a major role in Tyler Perry’s ‘The Haves and the Have Nots’

BY PENNY DICKERSON
SPECIAL TO THE FLORIDA COURIER

Just in case you haven’t heard, the lovely pillar of grace donning haute couture fashions in Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and the Have Nots” on OWN is none other than Jacksonville native Angela Robinson.

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Angela Robinson, wearing gold dress, portrays Veronica Harrington in Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and the Have Nots.’’ She is shown with other cast members in the new series on OWN.
(PHOTOS COURTESY OF OWN)

Cast as the wealthy Veronica Harrington in Oprah Winfrey Network’s (OWN), first original scripted drama series, the former Miss Florida A&M University and musical theater actress is now employed by Tyler Perry Studios based in Atlanta.

Robinson, who also starred on Broadway as Shug Avery in “The Color Purple,’’ now is an integral part of a historical collaboration between media mogul Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry. Continue Reading »

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