Tag Archives: Black History Month
Black History Lessons of a Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Scholar
I have never been a person that could sit idly by and see injustices done and do nothing but watch. I am sure that is because I was born into a time when people were fighting! They were standing! They were tired of being tired! I was from a family that fought for the rights of not just themselves individually, but participated in the meetings and the boycotts while assisting in financially supporting one another. By being Gullah/Geechee land owners, they knew what it took to have to fight to hold on to what you had and they were not going to allow their legacy to be lost because someone else “thought” that they shouldn’t have it. It was never about what someone else thought! What are you thinking
Gullah/Geechee Wetlands-De Journee ta de Sea and We by Queen Quet
February 2nd is “World Wetlands Day.” Given that I am a Sea Island ooman, the waterways of all names appeal to my soul. There is an ancestral energy that flows through the waterways as it does in my veins. I am sure it is that energy that orchestrated my journey during Black History Month …
Words from a Gullah/Geechee Living Legend on A Century of Black Life, History, and Culture
by Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) When he founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History in 1915, [now the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) “Carter G. Woodson labored under the belief that historical truth would crush falsehoods and usher in a new …
Queen Quet & De Gullah Cunneckshun Gwine ta Wofford een Spartanburg, SC!
Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC welcomes Queen Quet & De Gullah Cunneckshun to their campus to celebrate Black History Month as part of the “Gullah/Geechee Land & Legacy World Tour.” They will have two presentations that are open to the public. Cum fa bring de famlee and yeddi who de Gullah/Geechee be! Wednesday, Feb. 18 …
New Road Baptist Church Honors the Elders In Ridgeland, SC in the Gullah/Geechee Nation
Join Queen Quet, Chiefess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, Pastor Joe Simmons and the New Road Baptist Church family as they give love to the elders of the community on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 3pm at New Road Baptist Church 6254 Bees Creek Road, Ridgeland, SC in the Gullah/Geechee Nation (843) 726-6013
Queen Quet at True Uhuru Books for Black History Month “Gullah/Geechee Read In”
Cum fa yeddi Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com)! She is an award winning editor and author that is a world renown speaker. She will launch the “Gullah/Geechee Read In” at this event. Bring the family as she shares the story of the Gullah/Geechee Nation and its rich history, heritage, and culture and …
Celebrating the Gullah/Geechee Literacy Legacy! Join the Gullah/Geechee Read In!
The theme for Black History Month 2015 is “A Century of Black Life, History and Culture” which centers on chronicling the important contributions by African Americans to art, literature, sports and pop culture. During the month of February, schools, churches, libraries, bookstores, community and professional organizations, and interested citizens are urged to make literacy …
Receiving the Queen in Gainesville, FL: Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation Reception
Oak Hall School invites the Gainesville, Florida Community and Gullah/Geechee Nation supporters to a special reception for Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) Friday, February 21, 2014 6-8 pm Oak Hall School 8009 SW 14th Ave. Gainesville, FL 32607 Queen Quet will sign books, CDs, and DVDs during the reception. Gullah/Geechee traditional craft …
De Gullah/Geechee an Reconstruction at the St. Helena Branch Library
De Gullah/Geechee An Reconstruction Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) will present “De Gullah/Geechee an Reconstruction” as part of the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition‘s “Gullah/Geechee Living Legacy Series” at the St. Helena Branch Library on historic St. Helena Island, SC in the Gullah/Geechee Nation. Queen Quet will open the Black History Month Celebration at …
Gullah/Geechee: A Timeless Legacy by Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation
Tune in to the Gullah/Geechee TV (www.gullahgeechee.tv) coverage of the launch of the “Gullah/Geechee Land & Legacy World Tour.” Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) presented “Gullah/Geechee: A Timeless Legacy” at Francis Marion University in Florence, SC. This presentation was followed by a Q & A in which Queen Quet was …