GULLAH GEECHEE ROOTS The Original GULLAH FESTIVAL

GULLAH GEECHEE ROOTS
H.E.L.P.Seminar by Gullah Geechee Group at
The Original GULLAH FESTIVAL
Saturday
May 24, 2014
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
GRAND ARMY HALL – 706 Newcastle St. – Beaufort, SC 29901
9:00 – 9:30 am
History of the Grand Army Hall by the Woman’s Relief Corps
Alice Washington, President.
9:30 -10:00am
Affordable Health Care Act – Local health professional
10:00 -11:00 am Gullah Geechee Egyptian Roots (The Humanities of SC grant)
Robert “King David” Ross, Approved Artist SC Arts Comm.
11:00 -12 noon
Heirs Property – The Law, the Lessons, and the Loss- in SC
Attorney Josh Walden, Center for Heirs Property Preservation
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Questions & Answers + Back Home Planning and Evaluation
Light refreshments
CONTACT: Alice Washington 843-322-1973 or Sherry A. Suttles, GGG Pres. 954-457-2047
THIS IS PART OF THE Gullah Geechee Group, IRS 501c3 LINKIN UP scholar lecture series in
2011 with a planning grant from The Humanities of SC, National Endowment of the Humanities.
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GULLAH GEECHEE ROOTS
VISITOR SCHOLARS LECTURER/STORYTELLER SERIES
Sponsored by Gullah Geechee Group, Inc.
(IRS501c3 tax exempt, non-profit)
We come to you!
Schools, businesses, churches, mosques, synagogues, associations, fraternities, sororities, or
conferences for Kwanzaa, Black History Month, Festivals, Juneteenth, Family Reunions, etc
America’s
only National Heritage Area (of 49) that promotes
the heritage of an African American population
The Humanities CouncilSC Providing financial support for nonprofit organizations across South Carolina to conceive and implement
quality public humanities programs through National Endowment for the Humanities
Contact Sherry A. Suttles, GGG President, 954-457-2047; ssuttles939@gmail.com
(Authentic Gullah/Geechee: Vermelle & Andrew Rodrigues, King David & Citadel students, Muima Maat/Alada Shinault Small)
www.gullahgeecheegroup.com
Griffin Lotson
4:34 PM (3 hours
ago)
to me, Derek, Kamau, ultimate, Anthony, BF, Arteka, JOHNANNA, quicktalent, Eunice,
marshaphelts, Herb, Terrance, Melvina, Vermelle, King, Brian, Jeannette, Delo
Great job Sherry and others, you can use me Griffin Lotson, our group The Geechee Gullah Ring
Shouters, I have one film production from a group from Germany that document our group "The Geechee
Gullah Ring Shouters" also we have some film work we did with the Al Jazeera African network, as well
as film documentation on my trip to west Africa meeting with government officials and average citizens in
Freetown West Africa, it okay for you to use any part of this as in-kind match to help offset The grant
costs, this probably will equal over $7000 that may be used in assistance with some of the film festival
Grant In-kind matching costs. Thanks Griffin Lotson consultant.
Griffin Lotson and GGG Tote Bag
www.gullahgeecheegroup.com
Linkin Up
Note n Ting
Preserving Gullah/Geechee Culture at the Grassroots Level Seminar Series
Mary Dawson, Original Gullah Festival May 28, 2011
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Thomasena Stokes-Marshall, Sweetgrass Cultural Arts Festival, June 4, 2011
Pawley’s Island, SC
Bunny & Andrew Rodriguez Gullah/Geechee Rice Festival April 23, 2011
www.gullahgeecheegroup.com
GULLAH FEST 2014 In conjunction with Juneteenth
Yaw Shongofemi Owusu
Blacksmith -- Master Drummer
www.gullahgeecheegroup.com
jacksonvillecentreofthearts.org/
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The Mission of Jacksonville Centre of the Arts is to promote a greater ...
Appreciation for diversity in the fine arts while providing intensive training and dance,
music, art, and theater, for the pre-professional student to excel in arts education and
career placement for the future.
Executive Director/Founder, Jacksonville Centre of the Arts/ Northside Center of
the Arts.
Nan Nkama West African Drum and Dance Ensemble
May 8, 2014
Come see Nan Nkama members perform along with other talented singers, poets &
musicians tonight! Support your local arts scene!
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3674 Beach Blvd.
Jacksonville, Fl 32207
(904) 355-5551
© 2014 Jacksonville Centre of the Arts. All rights reserved.
www.gullahgeecheegroup.com
Gullah Geeche Cultural Arts & Film Festival – Mende, October 23-24, 2015
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Black History in St. Augustine: 450* Years of the
African-American Experience By: Dalia Colon
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The year 2014 is the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, an anniversary that is
recognized and commemorated nationally and internationally. It is the second year of
the three-year St. Augustine 450th Commemoration. Journey: 450 Years of the AfricanAmerican Experience, a signature exhibition at the Visitor Information Center,
showcases the important role African-Americans played in the historical and cultural
development of America. The birth of the African-American experience took place in St.
Augustine. The first freed Black settlement was established here; the Emancipation
Proclamation was read here; on the very streets that were laid down in 1573 by the
Spanish Crown marched Civil Rights activists – nearly four centuries later – calling for
the fundamental rights our country emanates. (* 50 years earlier in Florida: 500 yrs.)
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Anthony E. Dixon, Ph.D.'s Overview
Current
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Co-Founder at Archival and Historical Research Associates
Adjunct Professor at Florida A & M University
Past
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Adjunct Professor at Tallahassee Community College
Curator at Historic Virginia Key Beach
Curator at Historic Virginia Key Beach Park
Education
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Indiana University Bloomington
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
see all
Anthony E. Dixon, Ph.D.'s Experience
Co-Founder
Archival and Historical Research Associates
January 2009 – Present (5 years 4 months)
Adjunct Professor
Florida A & M University
Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry
August 2004 – Present (9 years 9 months)
Adjunct Professor
Tallahassee Community College
Educational Institution; 10,001+ employees; Higher Education industry
August 2009 – April 2011 (1 year 9 months)
Curator
Historic Virginia Key Beach
September 2007 – July 2009 (1 year 11 months)
Curator
Historic Virginia Key Beach Park
September 2007 – July 2009 (1 year 11 months)
Anthony E. Dixon, Ph.D.'s Education
Indiana University Bloomington
Ph.D., History
2001 – 2007
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
M.A.S.S., History
2000 – 2001
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
B.S., History
1989 – 1994
www.gullahgeecheegroup.com
GGCHCC www.gullahgeecheecorridor.org
NOTE: Gullah sweetgrass basket sewing or making is not weaving. Sas/GGG
www.gullahgeecheegroup.com
The American Beach Cookbook
Marsha Dean Phelts
University Press of Florida, 2008 - Cooking - 284 pages
From its founding in 1935 to the present, trips to American Beach have meant good times, good friends,
and great food. Located on Amelia Island in northeast Florida and established by the Pension Bureau of
the Afro-American Life Insurance Company, American Beach today is listed on the National Register of
Historic Places. It remains a beloved vacation destination as well as a year-round home for many African
Americans. For The American Beach Cookbook, Marsha Dean Phelts has collected nearly 300 recipes
passed down through generations. Over the years, many influences have found their way into the dishes
and are represented here by everything from pig's feet to sweet potato pone and from smothered shrimp
to bourbon slushes. Mouths will water at such treats as fried cheese grits, she-crab soup, seafood
casserole, crab coated shrimp chops, cornbread dumplings, chicken curry, corn relish, pickled peaches,
Big Mama's fruitcake, and much more. In addition to the recipes, readers will enjoy compelling vignettes
that illustrate the heritage of people and potables, vintage photographs, and area maps that together tell
one of the great stories of a unique community.
www.gullahgeecheegroup.com
JUNETEENTH—GullahFest Charleston
SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2014
Jenkins Institute for Children — FREE OF CHARGE!!
3923 AZALEA DRIVE, N. Charleston, SC 29405; 843-345-0943 or 843-744-1147; 954-457-2047
GullahFest Charleston is a multimedia performance by Gullah Geechee young
people of drumming, dancing, singing, visual art, and spoken word, with their
drummer elders, in an intergenerational sharing of life lessons in the past,
present, and future. A group of 20 CHARLESTON area youths who have performed
for Kwanzaa, New Year's, Black History Month, for the City of Charleston, SC, and
other venues in past years, will 1) showcase their learning, 2) educate the public
through the art forms, and 3) elicit audience participation. Master Drummer TL
Jackson will lead this project of the Gullah Geechee Group, IRS 501c3.
Lowcountry Quarterly Arts Grant Program (LCQAGP) – City of Charleston
www.gullahgeecheegroup.com GULLAH GEECHEE GROUP & SIERRA LEONE
--- On Mon, 4/23/12, Geechee Gullah Lotson <griffinlotson@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Geechee Gullah Lotson <griffinlotson@gmail.com>
Subject: Hi Joe and Isatu, I hope all is well, from Griffin Lotson from USA
To: "B F Collier" <BFCollier@yahoo.com>, "sherry suttles" <sas59@yahoo.com>,
"editorherb frazier" <frazierh@aol.com>
Date: Monday, April 23, 2012, 1:55 PM
Hi Joe and Isatu, I hope all is well, from Griffin Lotson from USA.
see below I did get a email from Amadu, I did see and talk with Wilson
Moran on Saturday and he said he did talk with you about my trip with you
and others. OK we are putting together a team to help with the house for
Mama Bendu, the house first and then she want a trip to the USA, in that
order. We will be putting together a conference call soon, we hope to do the
call anytime from April 27 to May 11 2012, we hope you can be in on the
call, we are looking for 10 to 20 persons to be on the call. Herb Frazier
have a good Idea and he has agreed to be on the conference call when we set
it up. The purpose of the conference call will be to address building a
house and possible trip to America for mama Bendu. Time frame to do this
2012 to December 2013 that gives us over eighteen months to complete the
project. In talking with her (Mama Bendu) this is what she wants and I hope
we can do this over time. Thanks Griffin Lotson, National Board member of
the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission and City
Councilman of Darien, Georgia. Thanks to you Joe, Isatu and Wilson for all
you have done for many years for Bendu Jabati, her family and for the
Gullah Geechee Cultural. May God Bless you. We will talk later. Thanks
Griffin!!
*From: *Amadu Jabaty <amadu.jabaty@yahoo.com>
*Date: *Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:19:00 -0700 (PDT)
*To: *griffinlotson@gmail.com<griffinlotson@gmail.com>
*ReplyTo: *Amadu Jabaty <amadu.jabaty@yahoo.com>
*Subject: *Information
I greet you in Jesus name, i hope all is well with you and the family in
U. S, thank for your trip to Sierra Leone, now that you have my email
address, please feel free to contact me when you are able. i will be
checking email periodically.
Mama Baindu sent me back home to go and obtain her building permit