Tag Archive | Education
Where Dreams Come True (DDA 2013)
WHERE DREAMS COME TRUE March 14, 2013 Filed under METRO Posted by admin Florida teens participate in Disney Dreamers Academy hosted by Steve Harvey, Essence Magazine BY PENNY DICKERSON SPECIAL TO THE FLORIDA COURIER High school students converged upon the state last week for the sixth annual Disney Dreamers Academy sponsored by Walt Disney […]
Part III – The Life & Death of Jimmy Jackson
‘I ain’t gon’ kill nobody’ Immediate and extended family members of Jimmy Jackson pose at the repast after his funeral in June 2012. His family rallied to his side during a 10-day hospital vigil in Jacksonville. (CHARLES W. CHERRY II / FLORIDA COURIER) Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of stories framing […]
ZORA! A Hometown Celebration (2012)
For the second year, I’ve had the opportunity to cover the annual Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts & Humanities for the Florida Courier. It is emphatically known by a two-syllable, exclamatory moniker: Zora! Not only is it one of my favorite festivals (and I am a professed festival junkie), it has a certain […]
Transition with a “P”
Something really huge is about to “jump off” in Universe Penny. For the novice blog followers, “jump off” is slang for the more affectionate & familiar: happen. I am in some kind of crazy cycle of coming and going, doors opening and closing, seeing the white of folk’s eyes and then willingly (or unwillingly) – […]
Family Fun Fest at Mandarin Oaks Elementary
Click Florida Times-Union link to read full story. Family Fun Fest offers just that | jacksonville.com.
Congresswoman Corrine Brown: A CALL To VOTE
Short and simple (but never bittersweet) Congresswoman Corrine Brown has publicly released her personal 2012 Primary Election “QUICK-PICKS” and she is NOT playing: EARLY VOTE (or else). Saturday, August 4 through Saturday, August 11, 2012 Primary Elections Tuesday, August 14, 2012. For voter’s convenience, Congresswoman […]
Penny Dickerson 