Monthly Archives: March, 2013

Queen Quet returns for Ooman’s (Women’s) Herstory Month 03/28 by CULTURAL JOURNEYS | Blog Talk Radio

Queen Quet returns for Ooman’s (Woman’s) Herstory Month 03/28 by CULTURAL JOURNEYS | Blog Talk Radio. Tune in as RedKing Danto brings Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) back to “Cultural Journeys” to discuss the March and April 2013 activities in the Gullah/Geechee Nation as part of celebrating “Ooman Herstory Month.” http://www.blogtalkradio.com/culturaljourneys/2013/03/28/queen-quet-returns-from-ooman-herstory-month

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Tunis Campbell Celebration 2013 in Brunswick, GA in the Gullah/Geechee Nation!

Tunis Campbell/Septima Clark Freedom School presents The 5th Annual Tunis G. Campbell Birthday Celebration March 30-April 1, 2013 Theme: “Exodus from Pity to Power” Historical Roxy Theatre 1601 Albany St., Brunswick, GA 31520    Events Saturday, March 30, 2013 beginning at 11 am Drum call to Freedom Libations Lunch (Recognition of Elected Officials both past …

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Gullah/Geechee Fishing Association Celebrates Its Third Anniversary!

The Gullah/Geechee Fishing Association (www.gullahgeecheefishingassociation.com) was founded on March 25, 2010 in Beaufort, SC in the Gullah/Geechee Nation.  Since that time, the organization has grown to have members representing the entire Gullah/Geechee Nation.  In their first year, they founded the “Gullah/Geechee Seafood Festival” as an annual membership drive and fundraising event.  This event has brought …

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Queen Quet & The Gullah/Geechee Nation featured on CNN Newsroom!

CNN caught up to Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) during the “Gullah/Geechee Nation International Music & Movement Festival™” 2012 (www.gullahgeechee.info) at Edisto Island.  CNN Newsroom nationally aired this piece on the Gullah/Geechee Nation:   http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2013/03/16/gullah-geechee-nation.cnn

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Gullah/Geechee Women and the Traditions of Sea Island Waterways

Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) and Sharon Fuller of University of California-Berkeley presented on the Gullah/Geechee seafood and waterways traditions at the Restore America’s Estuaries Conference 2012.  Tune in to the Gullah/Geechee TV coverage of this detailed examination of the central roles that Gullah/Geechee women play in keeping these traditions going and …

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The Rivers of Our Gullah/Geechee Fathers and Mothers by Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation

Queen’s Chronicles: “The Rivers of Our Gullah/Geechee Fathers and Mothers”  by Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) “Rivers of my fathers would you carry me home?….Please carry me home!” As I listened to Gil Scott-Heron’s soul emitted in the words of “Rivers of My Fathers” over the years, my spirit always came to a …

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Celebratin de Gullah/Geechee Ooman at the St. Helena Branch Library

Queen Quet Celebrates de Gullah/Geechee Ooman pun St. Helena Island Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation who recently returned from receiving the Living Legacy Award in Washington, DC will be celebrating “Women’s History Month” with special presentations on her home island of St. Helena.  On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 6 pm, she invites …

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Penn Center, Inc. Celebrates Women’s History Month with “We Be Women” Artists and Authors of the Lowcountry

PENN CENTER National Historic Landmark District on historic St. Helena Island, SC in the Gullah/Geechee Nation In Honor Of Women’s History Month presents “We Be Women Artists & Authors” NINE ARTIST & SEVEN AUTHORS of the Lowcountry including authors Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, Patricia Bee, Lynn M. Brant, and Susan Madison. “We Be …

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