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Queen Quet 2020 Headline News




Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) and Founder of the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition (www.GullahGeechee.net) celebrated 20 years as the Head of State, Queen Mother, and spokesperson for Gullah/Geechees during 2020. In spite of the pandemic, she continued to lead the nation and the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition in insuring the protection of the rights of her people. As a result, numerous news outlets captured the successful engagements that took place.



  • Fordham Magazine

https://news.fordham.edu/fordham-magazine/meet-queen-quet-chieftess-of-the-gullah-geechee-nation/

https://news.fordham.edu/fordham-magazine/rising-temperatures-rising-concern/

  • Patient Safety

https://patientsafetyj.com/index.php/patientsaf/article/view/queen-quet-interview/275

https://www.delcotimes.com/descendant-of-first-african-slaves-discusses-healthcare-disparities-in-patient-safety/article_e7cdeaf6-028e-5935-af55-17f745dc8bc8.html

  • We the Women from Charleston Post & Courier

https://www.postandcourier.com/wethewomen/we-the-women-episode-10-queen-quet/article_5b6d6470-d820-11ea-89b8-273a5910f23d.html

  • Gullah/Geechee Nation’s Queen Quet Joins US Representatives in Unveiling Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act via WSAV-TV

https://www.wsav.com/weather-news/our-changing-climate/gullah-geechee-nations-queen-quet-joins-us-representatives-leaders-in-unveiling-ocean-based-climate-solutions-act/

  • Queen Quet Religious Horse Cartoon

https://www.wtoc.com/2020/07/30/queen-quet-shares-folk-tale-religious-horse/

  • Queen Mother Celebrates 20 Years from WTOC-TV

https://www.wtoc.com/2020/07/13/gullah-geechee-queen-mother-celebrates-years/

  • De Wata Bring We: De Gullah/Geechee Journey in Charleston’s Choice 2020

https://www.postandcourier.com/chaschoice2020/de-wata-bring-we-de-gullah-geechee-journey/article_0a2656d4-dc09-11ea-b928-1fc8c2967bd2.html

  • Gullah/Geechee Black History Living Legend Queen Quet Releases New Children’t Book from Charleston Chronicle

https://www.charlestonchronicle.net/2020/02/11/gullahgeechee-black-history-living-legend-queen-quet-makes-history-again-with-new-books/

  • Gullah/Geechee Nation Celebrates 20th Anniversary Amidst COVID-19 Concerns

https://www.wtoc.com/2020/07/13/gullah-geechee-nation-celebrates-th-anniversary-amidst-covid-concerns/

  • Juneteenth Celebrated by African American Farmers from Food & Environment Reporting Network

https://thefern.org/ag_insider/juneteenth-celebrated-by-african-american-farmers/

  • Queen Quet Winton Chair and Professor at UMN

  • https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/ten-courses-will-blow-your-mind

  • A Growing Culture’s Broadcast Celebrating Black Voices on Juneteenth

https://foodtank.com/news/2020/06/watch-a-growing-culture-will-host-daylong-broadcast-celebrating-black-voices-on-juneteenth/

  • The Environmental Racism Threatening South Carolina’s Black Communities

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/environmental-racism-threatening-south-carolina-080345165.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANo_Pkzbmx9xx3zUCz1fwIAXvwNFG_seI-crkkwQfk7YZPPSX_UT1peQb1r4P82QyLmBRKFPh3UVL1KzdzKVAdfDdA2aRGQGbhWV4RktHmpykw5CJmixNU_k_k341Uf9Ewi2GO2QUa9hFt8Xb8DkfALc8p1bP2Vc1x8ElxhvZaHx

  • CariFest Virtual Lecture

https://www.charlestonchronicle.net/2020/06/11/sir-henry-fraser-leads-the-2020-carifest-virtual-summit-in-celebration-of-caribbean-american-heritage-month/

  • Tracking Down Gullah Eats

https://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/story/your-guide-to-tracking-down-the-best-gullah-eats

  • Bay Point

https://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-oppose-barrier-island-development/article_55be0a52-93ba-11ea-bfa0-13bf99e5f64f.html

https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2020/0313/Paradise-lost-Developer-sizes-up-S.C.-island-for-ecotourism

https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/community/beaufort-news/article240658441.html

https://www.wsav.com/news/governor-wants-zoning-board-to-deny-beaufort-county-ecotourism-proposal/

https://abcnews4.com/news/local/rep-cunningham-urges-beaufort-county-to-reject-bay-point-development

  • Gullah artists from SC claim their culture from Charleston Post & Courier

https://www.postandcourier.com/columnists/long-part-of-american-culture-gullah-artists-from-sc-now-name-and-reclaim-their-heritage/article_a2f5c5dc-49d5-11ea-a08d-6ff5ab34811c.html

  • Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week 2020

https://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/story/gullah-geechee-appreciation-week-july-29-aug-5?oid=4125680

  • Climate Change

https://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/climate-change-has-hit-beaufort-south-carolina-but-only-some-vote-on-the-issue/

  • Ocean Conservancy Interview

https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2020/02/27/questions-queen-quet/

  • World Oceans Month and the Flow of Justice

https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2020/06/25/world-ocean-month-2020-reflection-flow-justice/

  • NCSU Public History Students Working on Virtual Reality Project

https://history.news.chass.ncsu.edu/2020/07/30/public-history-students-spend-spring-break-working-to-preserve-a-culture-that-could-soon-be-lost-to-climate-change/

• Preserving the Language, Land, and Heritage of the Gullah Geechee People

https://bthechange.com/preserving-the-language-land-and-heritage-of-the-gullah-geechee-people-75fef1a66599