Southern Roots Run Deep

Cubby Wilder's family created Mosquito Beach, a wonderland of fun, food, music, amusement park rides and waterfront dancing for Black tourists and locals during the Jim Crow era. Wilder won (Full story below.)

As renovations continue at historic Mosquito Beach, a new $1.25M grant could help get it done Mellon Foundation gave $1.25M to an help restore Jim Crow-era entertainment destination Mosquito Beach's hotel, restaurant and pavilion in the Charleston area.

Mark your calendars for this Friday, May 2nd for some great family fun! The James Island Town Market First Fridays will be held from 6-9pm at 1122 Dills Bluff Rd.! There will be 39 vendors including 6 delicious food trucks, live music by the "Wildflower Station", birdhouse painting for kid's crafts, lawn games and a petting zoo with pony rides!!

https://www.postandcourier.com/rising-waters/documentary-gullah-geechee-trees-charleston-lowcountry/article_1d841756-fe70-11ee-a0e8-573f3e59a1df.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR08Lf3jpyXt1AO_OXrjoBtw5SgJHH0FWhS6I3YLiG0xwGjs25FuIDQQikU_aem_AYK77J-Zws10X8zI6__-4W9k9ciQLz5uL2T37qfi92N8mJ9hm0oOjgCH7I6U5hdyzW60JNeh1pt8BjCZznv89Raj

New documentary film explores Gullah-Geechee people's symbiotic relationship with the land "A Tree Story" explores Gullah-Geechee spiritual and cultural connection to trees and how flooding occurs when trees are cut down. Film available for screenings.

Tomorrow, Friday, March 22, 2024 at 10 am, we will be honoring the historic Market and Flower women of Charleston. If you are interested and would like to watch here’s the link to tune in. Hope to see each of you virtually!

Link for Zoom tomorrow for our program at 10 am EST.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88269350812 (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88269350812)

Think for a moment – How many struggles? How many battles? How many difficulties? How much sadness? How much happiness? How many love stories? How many expressions of hope for the future? – did your ancestors have to undergo for you to exist in this present moment.

Jayn we pun historic St. Helena Island fa Gullah/Geechee Agroculture Day 2023! Sustaining and Celebrating St. Helena!
Cum jayn we and bring hunnuh Famlee!

Saturday, October 28, 2023
Noon to 3 pm

Regista ya: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gullahgeechee-agroculture-day-sustaining-and-celebrating-st-helena-tickets-739759950927?aff=oddtdtcreator

Beginning next year, Finding Your Roots will feature a non-celebrity guest on the show…and YES, I APPLIED! Unfortunately, we weren't chosen, but I'm still extremely proud of my family and our history, and I hope we will continue to share our experiences and stories.

“If you know whence you came, there is really no limit to where you can go.” —James Baldwin

Members of the cast of “Gullah Gullah Island” Then & Now (Ron, Natalie, and Simeon Daise) The show ran on Nickelodeon from 1994 through 1998. Through songs & skits, the show exposed the Gullah culture of our beloved sea islands to children across America and was the first cultural children's show of its kind.
Story: bit.ly/42BcL7F