Tag Archives: Charleston
#GullahGeechee Healin de Land and Hands Across the Sand
ueen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) has been traveling not only through multiple states, but across the globe on the “Healin de Land World Tour.” She completed the UNESCO International Water Conference in Paris, France and will next return to Korea for a UN conference. Between these journeys, she is stopping on her own shoreline of the Gullah/Geechee Nation for the annual “Hands Across the Sands” event.
Ancestral Reburial Celebration in the #GullahGeechee Nation
The Gullah Society will host the Ancestral Reburial Celebration in Charleston, SC in the Gullah/Geechee Nation on Saturday, May 4th and Sunday, May 5th. This will be the conclusion of a series of events that have linked the Gullah/Geechees of the present to the 36 ancestors that will be reinterred in Charleston.
Queen Quet of the Gullah/Geechee Nation Receives Community Service Award from South Carolina Coalition for Voter Participation
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) was honored by the South Carolina Coalition for Voter Participation at a banquet in Charleston, SC in the Gullah/Geechee Nation. Queen Quet was chosen to receive the Rev. Dr. BJ Whipper Sr. Award which recognizes an individual for his or her unselfish community work and her spiritual, economic, and political contributions to her home state.
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.
Support Yenna Chiren House
During Black Philanthropy Month 2018, the Gullah/Geechee Angel Network launched its fundraiser for a cultural learning center called “Yenna Chiren House” which will be located in Charleston County, SC in the Gullah/Geechee Nation. In order to help them reach their goal for the restoration of the building which will house this institution, please contribute at
Gullah/Geechee Angel Network Yenna Chiren House Fundraiser
In order to reach out to the community and to reach the $5K fundraising goal, the Gullah/Geechee Angel Network has called on Star 99.7 Radio personality, Savannah to host an afternoon of poetry, music, and cuisine at the Gullah/Geechee owned “Hannibal’s Kitchen.” Sunday, August 12, 2018 from 6-9 pm.
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!
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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Resolutions, Restitution, and Reparations: 2018 State of the Gullah/Geechee Nation
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) celebrated her 18th anniversary as the elected head pun de bodee of the Gullah/Geechee Nation with her annual State of the Gullah/Geechee Nation address on Gullah/Geechee Riddim Radio
De Queen & De Chillun: Gullah/Geechee Education for the Youth
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) is continuing the Gullah/Geechee Save the Sea Islands Tour with a number of youth presentations in South Carolina. On Juneteenth, she will present at the Metatonia Freedom School in North Charleston as part of their summer reading program series. She will continue the journey by making her annual appearance at the Colleton County Memorial Library on Wednesday, June 20th at 10 am. On Saturday, July 14th, Duke Energy is sponsoring her histo-musical presentations in Greenwood County, SC. These presentations will take place from 10 to 11:30 at Weston Chapel with the afternoon session from 1:30 to 3 at Our Lady of Lourdes as part of the “Let’s Talk About Race” series.
