Tag Archive | The Black Family
ZORA! Festival 2013 “Sustaining a Culture of Color.”
ZORA! Sustaining a culture of color February 7, 2013 Filed under METRO Annual multi-day festival celebrates life of folklorist Zora Neale Hurston with plenty of art, crafts, history Master Artist Charles Bibbs is renowned for his ability to bring the nuance of African-American culture to life through his visual artistry. The California resident’s work, like […]
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 […]
Part IV – “The Life & Death of Jimmy Jackson.”
“Hey, he’s getting robbed!” Witness describes night young entrepreneur died at Jacksonville nightclub notorious for violence February 28, 2013Filed under METRO Posted by admin Click link below to read Florida Courier digital archive http://flcourier.com/2013/02/28/hey-hes-getting-robbed/ Witness describes night young entrepreneur died at Jacksonville nightclub notorious for violence Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in series of […]
Part VI – “The Life & Death of Jimmy Jackson.”
Was the decision to go ‘gunless’ in the ‘Gunshine State’ fatal? March 28, 2013 Filed under METRO Editor’s Note: This is the sixth in a series of stories framing the life of James Roland Jackson, III, known as “Jimmy” to his family. BY PENNY DICKERSON SPECIAL TO THE FLORIDA COURIER As reported in this […]
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 […]
Penny Dickerson 