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Corona Chronicle 5-Black Folks Fighting to Stay Alive
The virus of attempting to hide our Blackness so that we would be protected has infected and affected the Black community for generations, but it hasn’t protected us as we see in this moment where racial profiling is still killing us. COVID-19 complications are killing us. Running, driving, and walking while Black is killing us. Self-hatred and lack of compassion for other Black people is killing us. So much so that the NAACP has launched the #WeAreDoneDying campaign. Unfortunately, unless Black people truly stand up and fight together in unity no matter our age, geographically location, or financial stand in global society to protect the lives of ALL Black people from these continued lynchings and the verbal and written lynchings that we do to one another in order to advance ourselves, that campaign will only be a hashtag in the digital world while more Black death comes in the real world.
#GullahGeechee: Electing to Live Black History
Daily Dr. Amir Jamal Toure will tell you, “It’s about the people! We do this for the people!” Tune in to hear what the Gullah/Geechee people have done in regard to voting rights and what is to come for the coming elections.
Queen Quet Releases Gullah/Geechee Novel Duet
“We Journey” and “Gwine Home” are both Gullah/Geechee family sagas set on the Sea Islands. Youths in both books learn their culture and their family stories from the elders in their families while also alerting their family members to the environmental changes happening around them. From battling climate change and sea level rise to hurricanes and destructionment, these two novels bring out how native Gullah/Geechees that are holding onto their land come together to face these issues that continue to encroach on the sustainability of the Gullah/Geechee Nation.
Chatham County Proclaims Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week 2019!
Chatham County Commission in Georgia proclaimed “Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week 2019.” They presented Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) with a proclamation during their commission meeting.
Liberty County Proclaims Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week 2019!
Liberty County Commission in Georgia proclaimed “Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week 2019.” They presented Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) with a proclamation during their commission meeting.
Black Music Month and Gullah/Geechee Sounds
June is “Black Music Month” which gives Gullah/Geechees a specific time to celebrate what they already love to make-music. The Spirituals are the official music of the Gullah/Geechee Nation and the state of South Carolina due to the fact that they were created by native Gullah/Geechees on plantations of the Sea Islands. Not only have these Spiritual sounds been exported from the Gullah/Geechee Nation’s coast and disbursed around the world, numerous genres of music owe their beginnings to being birthed out of those that grew up in the church and sang the Spirituals.
Glynn County Proclaims Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week 2019
Glynn County, GA continues its participation in “Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week” by being the first county in Georgia to proclaim the week for 2019. The Glynn County Council presented Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation with a proclamation during their council meeting.
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!
Do NOT Let Spaceport Camden Lift Off @GullahGeechee!
Gullah/Geechee Nation ♦ March 5, 2021 ♦ Leave a comment
It is critical that the general public bring awareness to this issue as soon as possible. Stakes are already so high and it is our responsibility as allies to help our Gullah/Geechee brothers and sisters protect their environment and culture. This is a matter of commercial action vs. cultural preservation and continuation and it is our responsibility to hold leaders accountable.
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