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Gullah/Geechee Artists Featured at Gullah/Geechee Seafood Festival 2018
De Gullah/Geechee Fishing Association will host its 5th Gullah/Geechee Seafood Festival on Saturday, October 27, 2018 from Noon to 6 pm at the Hunting Island Nature Center.
Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Awareness Month Celebration 2018
Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Awareness Month Celebration 2018 Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation and the Wisdom Circle Council of Elders launched “Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Awareness Month” with the “Gullah/Geechee Gala at Gullah Roots” in North Charleston. The celebration includes a number of online educational postings and profiles at the Gullah/Geechee Nation’s Facebook fan page …
Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Awareness Month 2018
The citizens of the Gullah/Geechee Nation call for the entire world to celebrate #GullahGeechee Cultural Heritage Awareness Month with us on each day of October annually by learning more about the living history of our community and by supporting the business owners, artists, and events of native Gullah/Geechees.
Gullah/Geechee Nation International Music & Movement Festival™ 2019
De Gullah/Geechee Nation International Music & Movement Festival™ 2018 celebrated the historical connections between Barbados and the Sea Islands of the Gullah/Geechee Nation. The celebration and reconnection will continue in Barbados as the festival family journeys there in June 2019. So, ef hunnuh wan go, stay tuned ta http://www.GullahGeechee.info!
South Carolina Celebrates #GullahGeechee Nation Appreciation Week 2018
The South Carolina coast has been celebrating “Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week” since it began in the City of Charleston in 2012. As usual, every county that makes up the South Carolina Lowcountry excluding Horry County has participated in proclaiming the celebration.
The celebration was launched in Florida this year for the first time at the Gullah/Geechee Famlee Day at American Beach. It will culminate in Charleston with the Gullah/Geechee Nation International Music & Movement Festival™ once again. This year the celebration is themed “Disya da Gullah/Geechee!”
Georgia Celebrates #GullahGeechee Nation Appreciation Week
The Coastal Empire and the Golden Isles are glowing from the richness of the Gullah/Geechee traditions, heritage, and culture that are being celebrated there again this year. Chatham, Glynn, and Liberty County once again led the way in proclaiming “Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week” again this year!
WCBD TV Celebrates with the #GullahGeechee
WCBD-TV featured Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) and Kwame Sha of All Mobile Productions – AMP (www.AMPTurnItUp.com) on their “News at 2” program. They discussed the “Gullah/Geechee Nation International Music & Movement Festival™ which they founded. The event will be held in Charleston, SC in the Gullah/Geechee Nation again this year.
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Disya da Gullah/Geechee: A Week Long Celebration of the Cultural Legacy of the Gullah/Geechee Nation
Queen Quet, the Wisdom Circle Council of Elders and Assembly of Representatives for the Gullah/Geechee Nation are calling for everyone throughout the Gullah/Geechee Nation to participate in the numerous activities that will take place during Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week.
Sandy Island 1st Annual Community Cultural Event
Sandy Island Gullah Geechee Legacy & Development will host its 1st Annual Community Cultural Event on Saturday, May 12, 2018 from 9 am to 5 pm. The featured speakers will be St. Helena Island natives, Ron Daise and Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation. Queen Quet will present at Noon for this fundraiser.
Gullahs of Achievement A Celebration of Black History
The landmark St. Helena Branch Library will host its annual free Black History Month celebration on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 6 pm. Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) and Founder of the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition will provide the keynote address for the program themed “Gullahs of Achievement.” Queen Quet will focus on the legacy of Gullah/Geechee native Robert S. Abbott who founded “The Defender” newspaper and how his publication altered the history of tens of thousands of people of African descent during the era that is now referred to as “The Great Migration.”
