Tag Archives: Black land ownership
Wilmington on Fire Premieres at UNCW
January 21st at 7:30 pm at the UNCW Kenan Auditorium Kimberly McLaughlin-Smith, UNCW’s diversity and inclusion specialist, will moderate the panel discussion, “How Artists Can Create Social Change” following the screening of this long awaited documentary. The panelist will include filmmaker, Christopher Everett, Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com), “Always in Season” Director/Producer, Jackie Olive, “Cape Fear Rising” author, Philip Gerard, independent researcher, Kent Chatfield, spoken word artist, Khalisa Kelly Rae, and CEO of “Social Designs” Jada Monica Drew.
Gullah/Geechee Ancestral Tears
We not only owe taxes, but a debt to our ancestors to insure that we hold onto the sacred ground in which their blood, sweat, and tears are embedded. The losing of any more of our land will only result in ancestral tears and the anguish and tears of the family members that are displaced.
Gullah/Geechee Nation Land Battles Featured on VICE News
VICE News will be featuring the land battles in the Gullah/Geechee Nation on an upcoming episode to conclude 2015. Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation is one of the voices featured in this piece that was shot in South Carolina and in Georgia. Although the site uses the word “vanishing,” the piece will highlight why Gullah/Geechees are fighting back to insure that their culture is continuing!
Queen Quet on Gullah/Geechee Land & Legacy International Education Journey
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) is concluding 2015 on the “Gullah/Geechee Land & Legacy World Tour.” This three year tour will culminate with the final leg of taking place for the entirety of 2016. The journey has taken Queen Quet to many cities around the world to educate people on the Gullah/Geechee story and to raise funds for the continued work of the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition, the Gullah/Geechee Angel Network, and their partnering organizations and institutions.
Gullah/Geechee Foodways and Heritage Days
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) and Afroculinary Specialist, Michael W. Twitty (www.afroculinary.com) had a dialogue about the revolutionary nature of maintaining a cultural culinary legacy and how this relates to the roots of Gullah/Geechee culture.
Queen Quet Discusses Retaining Gullah/Geechee Resources
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) provided a keynote address at Charleston’s Sottile Theater in Charleston, SC regarding Gullah/Geechee Resources.
Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Awareness Month and How #BlackGivingMatters
During August 2015, the Gullah/Geechee Nation celebrated “Black Philanthropy Month” by calling on supporters worldwide
• to become members of the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition (www.gullahgeechee.net)
• donate to the official 501(c)3 of the Gullah/Geechee Nation which is the “Gullah/Geechee Angel Network” (www.gullahgeecheeangelnetwork.com)
• donate to the “Save Gullah/Geechee Land!” campaign: https://www.gofundme.com/panafricanfamilyem
• donate to the “Save Gullah Homes for Gullah Families” fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/savinggullahhomes
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation on “It’s My House”
Host LA discusses the history of the existence of the http://www.gullahgeecheenation.com (www.gullahgeecheenation.com) and how the family compound and Gullah/Geechee land ownership is an example of multigenerational wealth that should be known about and duplicated.
St. Helena Island in the Gullah/Geechee Nation Celebrates September!
While September indicates the end of summer to many, it is a time of continuing commemorations and celebrations in the Gullah/Geechee Nation. September is “Middle Passage Month” in the Gullah/Geechee Nation… there are a series of events that will take place on historic St. Helena Island, SC that will allow people to directly engage with the Gullah/Geechee community in celebrations of the continuation of their cultural traditions, organizations, and institutions.
Gullah/Geechee Living History Series Focuses on Sea Island Land Ownership
Gullah/Geechee Living History Series Focuses on Sea Island Land Ownership
The Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition (www.gullahgeechee.net) will host three events at the St. Helena Branch Library as part of the “Gullah/Geechee Living History Series.”