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!Please contribute to the Mother Emanuel Hope Fund:

motheremanuelhopefund.com

or send checks to:

!Mother Emanuel Hope Fund

c/o City of Charleston

P.O. Box 304

Charleston, SC 29402

The church also had its own direct donation fund on PayPal:

http://www.emanuelamechurch.org/

!To donate to the Cynthia Graham Hurd Fund for Reading and

Literacy, visit www.freedomschoolpartners.org

Or make checks payable to the Freedom School Partners Hurd Fund and mailed to Freedom School Partners at P.O. Box 37363,

Charlotte, NC 28237.

!To donate to the Singleton Memorial Fund, visit charlestonsouthern.edu or send a check

to Charleston Southern University, Advancement Office, PO Box 118087,

Charleston, SC 29423. Please put Singleton Memorial Fund in the memo line. Donations

are tax-deductible.

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Support De Gullah/Geechee Angel Network!

!The mission of the official 501(c)3, non-profit of the Gullah/Geechee Nation,

the Gullah/Geechee Angel Network is

To preserve, protect and promote the cultural heritage of the Gullah Geechee People who have lived in the southeastern portion of the United States of America from North Carolina to Jacksonville Florida 30 miles inland (known as the "Low Country") for over 300 years. To connect all people, not just in the 50 states, but internationally throughout the Diaspora, Europe, Caribbean and Africa.

Goals and Objectives are achieved by the implementation of the following seven (7) point program:

The Performing Arts: Musical plays, dramatizations, poetry, storytelling, enactments and workshops

Arts and Crafts: Workshops in the production and displaying of traditional Gullah/Geechee cultural items. Demonstrative workshops that encourage the development of functional skills and forms of expression to potential-ly showcase and stimulate direct participation in the growing ethnic tourism industry, festivals and cultural events.

Educational: The establishment of Cultural Learning Centers designed to foster motivation, achievement and cul-tural enrichment. Historical/Research excursions from the tip of North Carolina (Cape Fear) to the outlining areas of Jacksonville, Florida.

Scholarships and Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award programs and events recognizing those persons who have given selflessly of themselves, and have done considerable work for the benefits of their particular community as it relates to cultural preservation. Awarding Scholarships to youth who exhibit talent, and are oriented toward developing skills which foster Gullah/Geechee Culture.

The Internet and The Media: Networking with organizations, institutions and groups which focus on Gullah/Geechee Culture. Consistently present positive role models and activities to the low country in particular, and to in the Diaspora in general.

Production, Preservation and Documentation: Production and archiving of Gullah/Geechee video and audio recordings, books, symbols and banners. Radio, television and computer production programming.

Health and Nutrition Awareness: Forums and symposiums which explore lifestyles, food staples, food cultiva-tion and preparation of Gullah/Geechee cuisine, as well as developing holistic programs to promote well being.

Gret Camp Meetin Centa!

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I went passed the church yesterday and the day before

And it looked like no one was there to open the door.

I wondered if my BrotherPastorFriend was there.

I wanted to just hug Clementa again and to share.

I went passed the church to be

With more of my Charleston Gullah/Geechee Family,

I got to a place that I know Clementa would appreciate fa tru

Cuz dem chillun bin da shout een dey and say ‘Hallelujah’ too!

I thought that this was why I didn’t need to go in the church door

Since just down the street we praised and fellowshipped some more.

I thought to myself, I would call him and another friend when I came back next week.

I wanted us to have time together because whenever we got to talk it was peaceful and sweet.

It was always about what we could do to uplift our people together.

Yes, Clementa Pinckney was the pastor and community leader that was there no matter the weather!

I still kept wondering if all with him was well because something was speaking to me about him

So, I could not believe it when I looked on Facebook and saw a post ever so grim.

I had to re-read the header for a few before I could click the link

Because it was just hours before that the Spirit told me to leave Charleston and I left without a blink.

I was now blinking to bring clarity to what was before my eyes

And I tried to convince myself not to get upset because on Facebook folks can post some lies!

I turned on the TV and tried to move quickly

To find a channel called MSNBC.

As soon as I got to it, I saw faces that I know

And I cried out to GOD, “Please say it ain’t so!”

They were speaking of nine people having been shot in the church that I had passed every day this week.

The same church in which I’ve prayed, sang, and been invited to speak!

Before I could focus to read what scrolled by on the screen,

I heard words that I know, but had to pause to insure what these words did mean-

9 shot while in Emmanuel AME?

No! NO! This cannot be!

I was looking for my BrotherPastorFriend there

Just so he would know that I care.

As I thought this, I heard his name and another reverend said,

“We can confirm that Senator Clementa Pinckney is one of the 9 dead.”

I heard nothing else that this man said by phone over the broadcast

Because I had to grab the wall and holdfast.

I then grabbed my faith and held on too

And prayed to GOD that this report was untrue.

I let the TV stay on the bad news that I rarely watch listening for a correction

But GOD was speaking to me and telling me, “This is why you wanted to make the connection.”

I sat down and called family.

I sat back and prayed for the Nation of the Gullah/Geechee.

I then felt the pain that I would no longer see

My BrotherFriendPastor, Clementa Pinckney.

Although the Spirit led me to leave Charleston before the gun fired

In these wee hours of the morning I have not yet retired

Because I am embracing all of my Charleston family

And praying that all that made their crossing this evening will rest peacefully.

My family I love you and I am here for you as we work together to heal in unity.

GAWD please hold up hunnuh Gullah/Geechee famlee and heal allawe.”

!Peace,

Queen Quet

Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation

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May our beloved Gullah/Geechee Famlee take their rest in God’s arms. Well done good and faithful servants.

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• promotes and participates in the continuation of Gullah/Geechee history, heritage, culture, and language.

• works toward Sea Island land re-acquisition and maintenance. !• celebrates Gullah/Geechee culture through artistic and educational means electronically

and via "grassroots scholarship." !The Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition has successfully carried out this mission since 1996. During which time, they developed the ONLY archive in the world which is TOTALLY dedicated to Gullah/Geechee history, heritage, and culture. The Gullah/Geechee Alekbulan Archive is being upgraded in order to continue to provide access to artifacts, images, documents, books, films, and recordings to future generations of Gullah/Geechees and global researchers. The Coalition host hundreds of students and professional writers each year and it also supports native Gullah/Geechee speakers and presenters traveling to other parts of the world to make sure that accurate presentations on our culture are done in a varied array of venues. !We are calling on all supporters of the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition to become dues paying members and to contribute to the “Gullah/Geechee Gold Souls Campaign.” The funds will assist with the completion of the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition Center and our land fund. Please use the form at the end of this ezine or go to http://fnd.us/c/07Wl6 in order to financially contribute to the fundraising efforts that are currently under way which will finalize the second phase of the building. !The “wish list:” !• 20 Mac Compatible 2T-4T External Drives • Acid free archival boxes of all sizes and types and poster holder • Apple server !For details on how you can host a fundraising event, contribute in any or in all of these ways, please email GullGeeCo@aol.com.

Disya bout geeing frum de soul fa mek sho de richness stay een wi black gold!

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Post Office Box 1207 St. Helena Island SC 29920

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