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Queen Quet of the Gullah/Geechee Nation Testifies Before the United States Congress
Queen Quet’s Journey from the Lowcountry Up the Hill to the Congressional Black Caucus

This embrace also brought me back to the embrace in Switzerland where we not only sat and provided input in this international arena, but where we also enjoyed a reception at the United States Embassy while we were there continuing the fight for equity, human rights, and justice.
They say that the “journey of 1000 miles begins with a step.” Well, sometimes it continues with a plane ride. These plane rides have allowed me to sit above many issues of inequality that seem wide spread on the ground below, but it is a blessing to land and walk up the Hill to be amongst those that are on the ground working to make positive changes and who are working to heal the land and the people by putting their energy into seeking opportunities to create places of equality.
New National Speakers Bureau includes Queen Quet of the Gullah/Geechee Nation!

New Speakers Bureau Launches as the Voice for Diversity and Inclusion in National Parks, Outdoor Environments, and Environmental Organizations! The notion that Americans of color are uninterested in environmental matters and afraid of the Great Outdoors was turned on its ear on Monday, August 25, 2014 with the launch of the Diverse Environmental Leaders (DEL) …
Living Legacy of the Gullah/Geechee by Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation
“Hunnuh caan kno mi storee ef hunnuh na kno mi redawaas hunnuh sef!” • Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation “To know Gullah/Geechee culture, you have to live it!” • Carolee Holmes Goodwine Brown Climbing the Hill each time has truly been a GOD given journey for me. Each time that I have flown …