Monthly Archives: February, 2022
Queen Quet of de Gullah/Geechee Receives Community Star Award from EPA and DHEC

Director Daniel Blackman of United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Region joined South Carolina Department of Environmental Health and Control (DHEC) Director Myra Reece on historic St. Helena Island, SC in the Gullah/Geechee Nation to present Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) with the “Community Star Award.” DHEC’s Community Star Award recognizes a business, community organization, collaborative partnership, or individual that goes above and beyond environmental requirements in order to build better community relationships, promote environmental sustainability and resiliency, and/or improve quality of life for communities.
Gullah/Geechee Love
Queen’s Chronicle: Gullah/Geechee Black History Reflections and Recollections

I am sitting where my ancestors sat knowing that they endured and they bled and they saved and they fought to leave this land for me. So, my way of honoring them is to continue to hold onto the land and to proudly live my Gullah/Geechee culture and protect that sacred aspects of that legacy that they left with me.