Monthly Archives: July, 2016
Berkeley County Proclaims Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week!
For the second year running, Berkeley County, SC has proclaimed “Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week!”
Burning the Story of Gullah/Geechee Townships and Beaches Into the Minds of the People
Wherein Mosquito Beach still stands and is continuing to be restored after withstanding many storms, Seabreeze has succumb to being removed from the hands of Black people and has been taken over by those in political and economic power in North Carolina. It stands as a painful story of defeat that seems to harken back to the 1898 Wilmington Massacre that was put in place to destroy the independence of the Blacks and Gullah/Geechees of Wilmington in the Cape Fear Region of NC. The orchestrated acts of disenfranchisement that were inflicted upon the people of African descent of Wilmington truly placed “fear” in the hearts and burned it into the minds of many that are from North Carolina. As a result, some fled physically and others fled emotionally away from standing up to hold onto their own property and their own community. The brutal reality of what took place to cause the psychological harm to a community that once thrived is told through the documentary, “Wilmington on Fire.”
De Drum Soundin fa #GullahGeechee Nation Appreciation Week!
As Black Music Month came to an end, the sounds of the drum could still be heard throughout the Gullah/Geechee Nation from Jacksonville, NC to Jacksonville, FL. The drums are sounding in celebration as county and town councils from North Carolina to Florida are proclaiming “Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week” from July 30-August 7, 2016. The theme for the celebration is “A Celebration of Self-Determination.”
Boxer Zeke Wilson featured on Gullah/Geechee TV
Tune in to this week’s episode of Gullah/Geechee TV (GGTV) as Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation interviews boxer, Zeke Wilson who is a native of historic St. Helena Island, SC. He has returned home to do a special book signing at the St. Helena Branch Library on July 6, 2016 at 6 pm. Be there to get in the ring for “The Eighth Round.”