Tag Archives: Florida
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) West Port Interview
Tune in as West Port High School journalist, Darling Hill interviews Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) during the “Gullah/Geechee Land & Legacy World Tour!” This stop on the tour was also covered by the Star Banner newspaper: http://www.ocala.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=OS&Date=20140210&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=210009997&Ref=PH&show=galleries
Receiving the Queen in Gainesville, FL: Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation Reception
Oak Hall School invites the Gainesville, Florida Community and Gullah/Geechee Nation supporters to a special reception for Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) Friday, February 21, 2014 6-8 pm Oak Hall School 8009 SW 14th Ave. Gainesville, FL 32607 Queen Quet will sign books, CDs, and DVDs during the reception. Gullah/Geechee traditional craft …
Black History, Black Codes and Civil Rights
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) announced the theme for “Black History Month 2014” which is “Civil Rights in America.” This theme coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. However, on this episode of “Gullah/Geechee Riddim Radio,” Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation …
KUJICHAGULIA-Self-Determination in the Gullah/Geechee Nation
In 1999, Marquetta L. Goodwine, who is the founder of the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition (www.gullahgeechee.net), took the human rights violations that had taken place against Gullah/Geechee people of the coastal region of the Carolinas, Georgia, and Northeastern Florida of the United States to the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Genevé, Switzerland. With guidance …
A Sea of Gullah/Geechee Culture Flows for Gullah/Geechee Heritage Awareness Month
by Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) Just as we prepare to engage in sacred ceremonies to culminate the inaugural Middle Passage Month which was declared as September in the Gullah/Geechee Nation, we flow into World Tourism Day. In support of the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation, World Tourism Day (WTD) which is …
From the Middle Passage to the Sea Islands of the Gullah/Geechee Nation
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) takes listeners on a journey through the Middle Passage journey from the Motherland to the Sea Islands on this episode of Gullah/Geechee Riddim Radio entitled “Middle Passage Journey to the Sea Islands” http://www.blogtalkradio.com/gullahgeechee/2013/09/23/middle-passage-journey-to-the-sea-islands. This water passageway came to be due to the crime against humanity called the …
Gullah/Geechee Leaders Train the US Environmental Protection Agency on Community Engagement
The Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition (www.gullahgeechee.net) has worked with the United States Environmental Protection Agency for over 16 years. They have continued this partnership in order to gain more knowledge on how to protect and sustain the Sea Islands of the Gullah/Geechee Nation. Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com), who is the …
Story of the Gullah/Geechee Nation’s Seminole History and the Underground Railroad on Florida TV
FLORIDA CROSSROADS FLORIDA’S UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: SOUTHERN ROUTE TO FREEDOM Centuries before a secret network was formed to help slaves escape to Northern states and Canada, The Underground Railroad ran South. As early as 1587, Spain’s La Florida was recorded to be a safe haven for freedom seekers resisting enslavement. In this Florida Crossroads, we remember …
Gullah/Geechee Seminole Diaspora Reunion Completes a Circle of Reconnection
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation has dedicated her life to educating the world on the history, heritage, and culture of Gullah/Geechees. In so doing, she has set out on a journey to numerous areas of the United States and around the world to reconnect the Gullah/Geechee Diapsora. The Wisdom Circle Council of …