Tag Archive | Culture
Daytona city commissioner calls for hiring review
Reed presses for review of city’s hiring practices November 12, 2015 Filed under DAYTONA BEACH, LEAD STORIES, NEWS Posted by 9admin9 NAACP letter, EEOC complaints fuel request for equity analysis at City of Daytona Beach BY PENNY DICKERSON DAYTONA TIMES Alleged discrimination at the City of Daytona Beach continues to advance as a […]
Bethune Professor Publishes Historical Epic
Professor’s new book examines Dr. Bethune’s activism in Florida June 4, 2015 Filed under DAYTONA BEACH, LEAD STORIES, NEWS Posted by 9admin9 BY PENNY DICKERSON DAYTONA TIMES The contributions of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune will be given literary homage in a new book by Dr. Ashley Robertson, curator, assistant professor and museum director at […]
JCA presents “The Firebird”
A Russian ballet with a TWIST June 5, 2015 Filed under ENTERTAINMENT, METRO Jacksonville Centre of the Arts presents a modern-day version of ‘The Firebird’ BY PENNY DICKERSON FLORIDA COURIER Reaching historic heights has been a penchant for Kezia Hendrix Rolle, executive director of the Jacksonville Centre of the Arts (JCA), since she founded the […]
Celebrate Juneteenth in Daytona Beach!
Juneteenth festival in Daytona an annual day for entertainment and education June 11, 2015 Filed under DAYTONA BEACH, EVENTS, LEAD STORIES, NEWS BY PENNY DICKERSON DAYTONA TIMES Local residents can celebrate African-American history for free on Saturday at the 15th annual Juneteenth Family Festival at the Cypress Park and Recreation Center in Daytona Beach. […]
Jennie Blue & her Boss Literary Luncheon
Meet Jennie Blue, my dear sistah-friend I’ve nicknamed: “Madame Wonderful.” A moniker should suit a person, and this complimentary salutation absolutely personifies Jennie. She’s a class act, an absolute “standard” when it comes to representing the most positive of interactions amongst human beings and skirts “mess” at all costs. Yes, you want to both […]
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 […]
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