Tag Archives: Dr. Martin Luther King
Queen’s Chronicle: A Labor of Black Love
Uplifting Black people out of not only financial poverty but spiritual poverty is truly a labor of Black love. Many have been taught not to believe that we are beautiful, intelligent and powerful. This used to be done in an overt manner but now it is covert via the media-both mainstream and social. Therefore, people buy into imagery that lures them away from taking pride in uplifting themselves and their own communities. Therefore, as a leader, one has to be careful about who is with you as you go about the work that must be done “And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you.”
Dr. King and Human Rights Organization in the Gullah/Geechee Nation
The Gullah/Geechee Nation we’ve got to stay together and maintain unity! We must continue to affirm that we will do as Dr. King dedicated his life to doing and choose to identify with the underprivileged. Choose to identify with the poor. Choose to give your life for the hungry. Choose to give your life for those who have been left out…This is the way I’m going in order to live up to the mission of the Gullah/Geechee Nation.
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.
Dr. King: The Sea Islands and Self-Determination
by Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) “I’m not gonna say, ‘Burn baby burn’!” I’m gonna say “Build baby build!” • Dr. Martin L, King Jr. on speech July 30, 1967 in Charleston, SC These words coupled with the statement “Believe in yourself and believe you are somebody!…Be proud of our heritage!” are …