I have been honored by Rutgers University as a profile graduate of the Class of 2008.

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I’ve been profiled by the Rutgers-Newark Office of Communications in their Media Relations press release.
http://news.rutgers.edu/medrel/news-releases/2008/04/a-father-and-daughte-20080418

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DEMAND AN APOLOGY FROM BILL O’REILLY FOR HIS MISINFORMATION ABOUT HOMELESS VETERANS!

PROTEST OUTSIDE THE FOX NEWS STUDIOS THIS THURSDAY (Feb. 14) AT 3PM!

1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York NY 10036

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I am giddy to announce my first ever public screening, two shorts, at Anthology Film Archives!

BLACK DOCUMENTARY COLLECTIVE:
SCREENING OF MEMBERS FILMS
curator/host: Julia O’Farrow
SILENT CHOICES
(Running time 60 minutes)
FAITH PENNICK
Producer/Director

Wednesday February 20th, 2008 at 7 PM (Admission: $5)
At ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES 32 SECOND AVE
(F TRAIN TO 2ND AVE OR 6 TO BLEEKER)
New York, NY 10008-8631
Phone: (212) 505-5181

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I had the honor of being part of the Brave New Films field crew with the veterans to document their confrontation of Bill O’Reilly at Fox News yesterday, who claims there are no homeless veterans. Here’s my report for the day:

I put on my brown military thermals, my chocolate chip cammies, my black bandana and my black boots. I was off to represent for my father, my uncle, their army buddies and all the people in my life that I knew and didn’t know who had served this country and in some way, often the same way, got the shaft from it. Most of them are Black, like me. My home state, Texas, is practically one huge military base. It’s my patriotic duty, as the daughter of a Vietnam War combat medic, to pick up my weapon and fight for the cause. I grabbed my gear and went into friendly warrior mode to help these vets broadcast their story. And believe me — their stories are AMAZING. Read more