Tag Archives: Women’s History
E Eye Pun We: Gullah/Geechee Tribute to Zora Neal Hurston’s Legacy
Sister Zora was born on Jan. 7, 1891, in Notasulga, Alabama, Hurston and her family moved to Eatonville, Florida when she was a toddler. Eatonville is a rural community near Orlando, FL established in 1887. Zora Neale Hurston journeyed from there not only to Harlem to become a part of the era now called “The Harlem Renaissance,” but she also came to Beaufort County, SC in the Gullah/Geechee Nation and did anthropological field work which has been archived at the United States Library of Congress.
Queen Quet’s Journey from Human Rights Back to Gullah/Geechee Land
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) took the time to do an anniversary episode of “Gullah/Geechee Riddim Radio” to detail her journey becoming the first Gullah/Geechee in world history to speak before the United Nations on behalf of Gullah/Geechees.
Ooman Leadas ob de Gullah/Geechee Nation
Tune in to this Women’s Herstory broadcast in which Queen Quet focuses on the women leaders of the Gullah/Geechee Nation and the warrioress spirit that is part of their DNA and collective consciousness. She details the visionary women that were part of her election and who have and are serving on the Wisdom Circle …
Mama Dem Wisdom by Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation
As we honor de Gullah/Geechee ooman fa “Women’s Herstory Month,” tune in to this Gullah/Geechee TV broadcast featuring Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) presenting “Mama Dem Wisdom:”
International Women’s Think Tank Seeds Grow STEM by Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation
As a women of science I truly celebrated the International Women’s Day 2014 theme “Technology Leadership in the 21st Century Global Economy.” Throughout “Women’s Herstory Month,” I found myself in technological upgrades of the Gullah/Geechee Alkebulan Archive (www.gullahgeechee.net) which is the ONLY archive in the world totally dedicated to Gullah/Geechee history/herstory, language, traditions, and culture. Such …
Queen Quet presents “De Gullah/Geechee Ooman an E Right ta Freedum!” on March 12, 2014
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) returns home to St. Helena Island, SC on March 12, 2014 at the St. Helena Branch Library at 6 pm. This is part of the “Gullah/Geechee Land & Legacy World Tour“ and the “Gullah/Geechee Living Legacy Series.” This series is co-sponsored by the St. Helena Branch Library …
“Go Down Moses!” Harriet Tubman in the Gullah/Geechee Nation
by Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) “Go Down Moses! Way down een Egypt lan and tell ole Pharoah let my people go!” Mother Moses aka Araminta Harriet Tubman Ross is someone that I have had a long term relationship with. The first book that I ever took out of a library on …
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 …