Category Archives: Gullah/Geechee Events
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, Honored with “Excellence in Education Award” by Planting People Growing Justice
Queen Quet, Chieftess and Head-of-State of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, has been awarded the prestigious “Excellence in Education Award” by Planting People Growing Justice, the leadership and literacy initiative founded and led by Dr. Artika R. Tyner. The recognition celebrates her decades-long commitment to education, literacy, and cultural empowerment across the Gullah/Geechee Nation and beyond.
The Bluffton Gullah Cultural Heritage Center is proud to host a landmark cultural event on Friday, October 10, 2025, at 6:00 PM: “An Evening of Gullah/Geechee Heritage & Healing”, celebrating the release of Queen Quet’s latest books and a new collection of indigo art. This event will be part of the “Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Awareness Month” celebration. Queen Quet will lead a healing circle of reconnection to welcome everyone into the space.
Gullah/Geechee Ancestral Voices Speak to Protect St. Helena Island from Destructionment
For three years running, the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition, our attorneys from the South Carolina Environmental Law Center, the Coastal Conservation League, Penn Center and a cadre of additional partners have continued to stand up to Protect St. Helena Island. This year, two of our fighters that understood that we are warring against spiritual wickedness in high and low places crossed over in the realm of the ancestors. The first one that made his crossing was Rev. Kenneth Hodges of the “Gullah/Geechee Visitors Center” who pastored Tabernacle Baptist Church in Beaufort, SC where we unveiled the Harriet Tubman Monument. We stood together many times on each of these things and in each of these places. His words live on as he speaks from the grave concerning the St. Helena Island Cultural Protection Overlay District…
STAND UP to Protect Gullah/Geechee Cultural Protection Overlay District!
Join us in the continued fight to protect the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Protection Overlay District of St. Helena Island, SC!
A Demonstration to Protect St. Helena
before Special Beaufort County Council Meeting Wednesday Aug. 20th at 12 pm at 104 Ribaut Rd in Beaufort, SC.
Gullah/Geechee CREATE Day with CLAM
Jayn een as the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Community Trust, Gullah/Geehee Sea lsland Coalition and Gullah/Geechee Legacy host Gullah/Geechee CREATE where we will open CLAM-Cultural Legacy Advancing Marine Science.
Saturday, September 6, 2025
12-3 pm
The Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTM Research Reserve)
505 Guana River Road Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
Celebrate 25 Years of Gullah/Geechee Self-Determination at Gullah/Geechee Famlee Day!
The Gullah/Geechee Nation and its elected Head-of-State and Chieftess, Queen Quet, will celebrate a historic milestone: the 25th Anniversary of the founding of the Gullah/Geechee Nation. To mark this momentous occasion, the public is “culturally” invited to attend Gullah/Geechee Famlee Day on Saturday, July 26, 2025, from Noon to 3 PM at the iconic Penn Center, Inc. on historic St. Helena Island, South Carolina, within the heart of the Gullah/Geechee Nation.
4th of July Juke Joint Jam at Penn Center!
Get ready for a soulful and spirited 4th of July Juke Joint Jam on Historic St. Helena Island, as Penn Center invites the community to a holiday celebration with Gullah/Geechee traditions at its heart.
Fa de Chillun een de Gullah/Geechee Nation
HEADS UP Gullah/Geechee Nation Famlee! Several camps and educational opportunities are taking place at historic Penn Center on St. Helena Island and the International African American Museum. Make sure to sign up your youths! Register for the camps at http://www.IAAMuseum.org.
Gullah/Geechee Film Doubleheader at the International African American Museum (IAAM)
As part of the International African American Museum Summer Film Series: On Thursday, June 5 from 6PM to 9PM we present a special dual screening of “A Tree Story” and a preview screening of “High Water”—two powerful films that examine the ongoing fight to preserve land, culture, and memory in the Lowcountry.