BRUNSWICK, Georgia: Feb. 13, 2011 – Geechee Kunda, the Gullah Geechee
Center of America, will present “Rice, Riddum, N’ Rime—A
Journey into Our History and Culture” at Southeast Georgia Health
System in celebration of Black History Month. The program will take place
on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 5 p.m. in the Linda S. Pinson Conference Center
on the Brunswick Campus, 2415 Parkwood Drive. The program will also be
presented on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 5 p.m. in the Activities Room at the
Senior Care Center-St. Marys, 805 Dilworth St. The Gullah Geechee Center
is located in rural Liberty County, Georgia. Geechee refers to the African-based
culture in Coastal Georgia and the people who live there. Kunda means
“compound” and “home of hope” and is located on
lands where a rice, cotton and indigo producing plantation once stood.
Members of Geechee Kunda share the history of the Gullah Geechee people
and keep their traditions alive.
The hour-long program will feature music and storytelling by Kala JoJo
and a living history presentation with culturalist Bethany Campbell. An
exhibit of historic and cultural artifacts will be available for viewing
before and after the presentation. Additionally, an exhibit of paintings
by African-born William Kwamena-Poh is on display in the Southeast Georgia
Health System Outpatient Care Center Art Gallery, 2500 Starling St., Brunswick,
until March 5. The Black History Month celebrations and art exhibit are
free and open to the public. To learn more about other events offered
by the Health System, visit sghs.org and click on News & Events. About
Southeast Georgia Health System