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Queen Quet Continuing to Write the Pages of Gullah/Geechee Ourstory & Black History!
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) and her Gullah/Geechee histo-musical presentation troupe, “De Gullah Cunneckshun” have set out on another edutainment world tour to raise funds and awareness for the “Gullah/Geechee Land & Legacy Fund.” “De Gullah/Geechee Land & Legacy” tour started with an interview on OUR COMMON GROUND followed by a special …
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation on OUR COMMON GROUND
Tune in as hostess Janice Graham of OUR COMMON GROUND interviews Queen Quet,. Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) on Saturday, February 1, 2014 from 10 pm until midnight EST to begin the 2014 Black History Month celebration. They will discuss the history and legacy of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.gullahgeecheenation.com) and the current efforts to continue …
Celebrate Gullah/Geechee: A Timeless Legacy with Queen Quet at Francis Marion University
2014 Black Heritage Month Gullah / Geechee Series “Gullah / Geechee: A Timeless Legacy” Monday, February 3, 2014 4:00pm Francis Marion University Chapman Auditorium featuring Queen Quet: Chieftess and Head-of-State of the Gullah/Geechee Nation for more information, please visit: http://www.queenquet.com/ Queen Quet will do a book, DVD, and CD signing after the histo-musical presentation. Special performances …
Gullah/Geechee Land & Legacy Part 3: Rights & Reconstruction by Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation
To conclude the Gullah/Geechee Riddim Radio three part series on “Gullah/Geechee Land & Legacy,” I took the time to focus on land grants and land grant institutions that were provided to enhance the sustainability of anglo communities in opposition to what had been done during the same era regarding Black land ownership. I also took …
KUUMBA een de Gullah/Geechee Nation-Creativity and Community
During Kwanzaa 2013, Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) focused on the sixth principle of Nguzo Saba by giving background on the various methods of creativity and their manifestations in the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.gullahgeecheenation.com). Queen Quet addresses the fact that Gullah/Geechee creativity does not start nor end with sweetgrass basketry, quilting, painting, singing, …
UMOJA-Unity in the Gullah/Geechee Community
Join Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) for Kwanzaa 2013 as UMOJA is not only defined but celebrated and reflected upon on Gullah/Geechee Riddim Radio. Throughout the year, the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition (www.gullahgeechee.net), the Gullah/Geechee Angel Network (www.gullahgeecheeangelnetwork.com), and the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Committee of Northeast Florida have worked together in unity …
Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition Celebrates 17 Years!
The Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition which was founded by Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) will celebrate 17 years of leading the fight for the land and human rights of Gullah/Geechees worldwide on December 21, 2013. In celebration of this landmark, Queen Quet will …
Gullah/Geechee Nation International Music & Movement Festival™ 2014: Reunion, Reconstruction & Revival!
Jayn we fa “Gullah/Geechee Reunion, Reconstruction & Revival!” een Charleston & Myrtle Beach, SC een de Gullah/Geechee Nation! August 1-3, 2014 Download and share the GGNIMMF 2014 Poster! The Gullah/Geechee Nation International Music & Movement Festival™ is the national festival of the Gullah/Geechee Nation. This event moves to different parts of the Gullah/Geechee Nation and …
Continuing to Progress on Johns Island, SC in the Gullah/Geechee Nation
by Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) Many times over the years, I have taken the journey on Highway 17 and then turned to take the bridge over to Johns Island. I have had celebrated at the annual Sea Island Cultural Arts Festival on the island and been invited into a home built …
De Gullah/Geechee Storee pun Jehosee
by Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) Disya islandt menee ain gwine see. Bout e nyam manee ain gwine yeddi. E one de place a Carolina Gold een Sous Cackalackee. Disya whey we bin tek disya Gullah/Geechee journee… Jehosee island is a historic Carolina Gold rice plantation where between 700 and 1000 Gullah/Geechees …