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Brown & Bookish: Encourage summer reading
Summer has every right to invite kids to water sprinkler fun, theme park outings, extended curfews, and an abundance of good ‘ole fashioned, uninhibited fun, but In the midst of the giggles and screams, please don’t forget to encourage your child to be bookish! The literacy levels of African American children are under constant attack as […]
Edward Waters College Accepts $2 Million Gift
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 […]
Word, Shout, Song: Lorenzo Dow Turner Exhibit
Word, Shout, Song exhibit in Florida through December November 28, 2013 Filed under METRO http://flcourier.com/2013/11/28/word-shout-song-exhibit-in-florida-through-december/ Collection documents three interconnected cultures across three continents BY PENNY DICKERSON SPECIAL TO THE FLORIDA COURIER The historical contributions to language by Lorenzo Dow Turner debuted on Sept. 12 at the Ritz Theatre and Museum in Jacksonville in a traveling […]
The Kinsey Collection: African American Family Debuts Cultural Exhibit at Walt Disney World
Click link to original article at ebony.com https://pennydickersonwrites.com/2013/12/09/word-shout-song-lorenzo-dow-turner-exhibit/ A Whole New World: The Kinsey Collection An art and history loving African American Family debuts their coveted collection at Walt Disney World By Penny Dickerson “The Walls” from the Kinsey Collection If the art of sharing were worth its weight in gold, the amassed cultural treasures […]
Jennifer Hudson’s Wealth and Weightloss for Lunch
http://speakingofwomenshealth.com/about/ I’ve got a great recommendation for you to endeavor next week. Spunk up your lunch hour by supporting public broadcasting and also obtain new information regarding a very important aspect of your health: weight loss (gasp!) By now, we have all witnessed the new and improved Jennifer Hudson of Dream Girls fame emerge high […]
Making more dreams come true (DDA 2015)
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 […]
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