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SERVING THE LOWCOUNTRYSERVING THE LOWCOUNTRY"Gullah/Geechee Famlee Day" at Historic Mosquito Beach

Queen Quet, Chieftess of theGullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) and theMosquito Beach Business Asso-ciation are inviting the public to"Gullah/Geechee Famlee Day"to launch "Gullah/Geechee Na-tion Appreciation Week" on his-toric Mosquito Beach inCharleston County, SC. Thisevent will take place on Satur-day, July 25, 2015 from Noonuntil 6 pm featuring music, food,Gullah/Geechee crafts anddemonstrations, tours of this his-toric Gullah/Geechee seaportcommunity, and book, DVD,and CD signing by Queen Quetherself. Admission is FREE andthe event is open to the entire

will be in support and celebra-tion of these efforts.

"Gullah/Geechee Nation Ap-preciation Week" started threeyears ago in the City ofCharleston and has expanded toinclude the entireGullah/Geechee Nation coast-line from North Carolina toFlorida. This year, it will takeplace over a nine day period inhonor of the Emanuel 9. Eachday will be dedicated to one ofthem. In order to keep up with the en-

tire week of festivities, support-ers are encouraged to followwww.gullahgeecheenation.comand @GullahGeechee on Twit-ter as well as the events posted to

the Gullah/Geechee NationFacebook fan page. You can alsoemail GullGeeCo@aol.com orcall (843) 838-1171.

Queen Quet who is the vision-ary behind "Gullah/Geechee Na-tion Appreciation Week"encourages those that want tolearn about Gullah/Geechee cul-ture from nativeGullah/Geechees that still livethe traditions to "come out andyeddi de trut bout who webefrum de tru Gullah/Geecheewhey dey juss doung de road eenSol Legare! We will be at Mos-quito Beach ready to share andcelebrate with the entire family!"

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Senator Scott: One Month Later,Lessons From Families Ring Loud

however, rose something en-tirely different. Love. Unity.Forgiveness.

These are the lessons taught tous all by the families of theEmanuel 9, and the congrega-tion at Mother Emanuel. Be-cause of these nine families andtheir strength, their righteous-ness, we saw our state come to-gether and reject hate, refusedivisiveness, and renounce vio-lence.

We stand together todaystronger than ever, a gift fromthose nine souls that we acceptwith still-broken hearts. In the

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aftermath of June 17, 2015, thenation and the world have seenthe true South Carolina, theamazing place that we areblessed to call home.

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Assistant U.S. Attorney Em-manuel Ferguson said no one an-swer can provide the magicwand that can make children safein communities where so manynegative role models becometheir influences. The problem iscomplex and requires complexanswers. One is higher wages, hesaid.It’s no coincidence that the chil-

dren being subjected to violencein their communities are the chil-

Charleston, SC U.S. SenatorTim Scott (R-SC) released thefollowing statement one monthafter the tragedy at EmanuelAME Church in Charlestonthat occurred on the night ofJune 17, 2015.

One month ago, our city andour state were shook to theirvery core by the horrific actionsof a man filled with hate. Thenine lives lost are now foreveretched into our state s his-tory, and we continue to mournfor the future they all shouldhave had.

From the ashes of tragedy,

The program, patterned aftersuccessful others around thecountry, attempts to strengthenpolice/community relations by‘ticketing’ youth exhibiting posi-tive behavior. The ticketedyouths can exchange their ticketsfor prizes.

While the Positive Ticket cam-paign is more established andbetter defined, the job trainingand work opportunities programis a pilot still being designed.Sharon Goss, project officer andinterim workforce developmentdirector for theBerkeley/Charleston/Dorch-ester Council of Governmentssaid the goal of the program is todevelop new strategies while uti-lizing existing practices to pro-vide career opportunities thatwill enable participants to gaincredentials leading to good jobs.

Not much has been establishedabout the jobs training program.That has given cause for concernfrom some in North Charleston.Ms. Goss who only last weekwas appointed her position, saidbecause the program is a pilot,its being developed accordingly.The location of the two trainingcenters should be identified andthe program up and runningwithin the next two weeks, shesaid.

The goal is to implement theprogram as the grant proposalwas written. Things are happen-ing quick, fast and in a hurry inthe program slated to operateJuly 1 through June 30, 2016. Shesaid the actual $1.6 million fund-ing hasn’t yet been received.

Goss is optimistic the programthat will combine classroom in-struction and work-based train-ing at the center during asix-week course will have an im-pact.Her optimism is cautiouslyshared by Chicora-CherokeeCommunity Association Presi-dent A.J. Davis. Noting the tim-ing, Davis said he hopes theinitiatives are not being used aspolitical capital for the upcomingNovember municipal elections.Both programs have the poten-tial for success, he said, butDavis criticized their develop-ment and implementation with-out much input from residents.

“Apparently the decisions arebeing made among individualswho think they have a better feelfor our needs than those of uswho have the needs,” he said.“I’m turned off by initiatives thatonly involve people who are far-thest removed.”

Both initiatives are anticipatedto be targeted in the city’s south-ern district where CouncilmanMichael Brown is representa-tive. Like most others, Brownsaid he is not familiar with thespecifics of the programs, “Butwe’ve got to start somewhere. Ihope something comes out ofthese that provides some oppor-tunities for our youth and youngadults.”

Brown said he especially ishopeful about the positive ticket-ing campaign. It could bridgethe gap police and youthful gen-eration that needs that encour-agement, he said.

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dren of parents who earn lowwages. And stricter gun controlmust be a part of the solution, hesaid. South Carolina doesn’thave a law against felons possess-ing firearms, he noted.

North Charleston S.C. Rep.Seth Whipper also thinks guncontrol is key to reducing thenumber of children caught up instreet violence, but he also thinksbehavior modification initiativessuch as those implemented toimpact teen pregnancy wouldhelp. The stakes become muchhigher when we’re talking aboutguns, he said.

Charleston County Sheriff De-

partment Chief Deputy MitchLucas said our children have be-come collateral damage in com-munities that accept violence asthe norm. When a child is shot ina neighborhood, every motherand father in that neighbopr-hood should want to see the per-petrators caught so no otherchild gets hurt. But that’s not thecase, Lucas said.North Charleston Mayor Keith

Summey agreed. He said whenan eight-year-old in the Waylyncommunity was shot in the armtwo weeks ago, the perpetratorsobviously had no respect for thechildren among them.

“Some people have no respectfor their lives or the lives of oth-ers,” Summey said. “It’s going totake a combination of churches,police and neighborhoods work-ing hand in hand to make thingswork. So many opportunities arecoming to our city, we have togive young people hope they canmake it without selling drugs,”he said.

Queen Quet

public of all ages.In the late 1930s, Joe Chavis and

Andrew Jackson Wilder, Sr.began evolving this island thatwas once an oyster factory run bynative Gullah/Geechees into aresort area. Overtime, severalseafood stands, restaurants, barsand dance clubs, and a board-walk pavilion came to line ElijahCreek where Mosquito Beachsits. Numerous storms duringthe 1980s and 1990s damagedbuildings there and businesswent into decline. However, thisstrong Gullah/Geechee commu-nity has come back together torevitalize and restore MosquitoBeach to its prominence and the"Gullah/Geechee Famlee Day"

Kids at Play...- cont. from pg. 1

County OffersFree SmallBusiness

Seminar onJuly 23:

“What SmallBusinesses

Should KnowAbout Filing

Taxes”Charleston County Govern-

ment’s Contracts and Procure-ment Department announces afree seminar for small businessowners. It will be held from 6p.m. - 8 p.m. on July 23, in theCounty’s Lonnie Hamilton, IIIPublic Services Building locatedat 4045 Bridge View Drive inNorth Charleston, SC, 2ndfloor, Room A214.

Those attending the workshopwill have the opportunity to learnabout:· the importance of record keep-ing· business structure for tax fil-ing· employee or subcontractor taxreporting requirementsThe seminar is being hosted by

Charleston County Contractsand Procurement Department,Disadvantaged Business Enter-prise (DBE), and Small Busi-ness Enterprise (SBE)programs. The presenter for thisworkshop will be MauriceWhite, principal owner of Mau-rice White Certified Public Ac-countant (CPA) Firm,Charleston, South Carolina.

“Charleston County continuesto look for new ways to help localsmall business owners grow andsucceed,” said Contract and Pro-curement Director Barrett Tol-bert. “Our workshops offerimportant information from ex-perts at no cost to the businessowners.”

Register in advance online at:http://www.charlestoncounty.org/departments/procurement/workshops.php

YOU VOTE – WE WINThis November 3, 2015 can be an historicday for all citizens and The City of NorthCharleston. This election day gives us theopportunity to put into office a “good gov-ernment” that will work in the best interestof all citizens of North Charleston, and notthe present “good old boy” politics. Thecurrent system works only for the few whoare well connected. This way of govern-ment has to end, and we have the power todo it. But, is it just as simple as saying if“you vote, we win?” Well considering thatour city has 53,000 registered voters andMayor Summey received only 6,119 votesto win, yes it is that simple. Less than 12%of population participated in the last elec-tion, so the mayor won by default simplybecause we did not vote. This time will bedifferent, we must let our voices be heard in our vote. So what do we dofrom here to make certain of a VICTORY:

• Make certain you are registered or get registered to vote – manyvoters have moved from downtown Charleston to N Charleston so makecertain to change your address for voting so it counts.

• Tell any and everyone you know of the opportunity our commu-nities have with this election to effect change and created a better “qual-ity of life” for all our families.

• Know the law – if you are a felon and have served your probationtime, you can vote. That’s the law.

• Don’t forget – Nov 03, 2015. This is our day for change.FACTS TO REMEMBER:

• Jobs – 66 million dollars in jobs and we receive only 15 million,but we are over 50% of the population.

• Contracts – 40 million dollars in contracts and we share 2 million,with Hispanics, that’s only 5% for 62% of the population to share. Isthis parity and fairness, absolutely not.

• Resources – look at the blight and dilapidation in our neighbor-hoods as compared to other areas, it is obvious.

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Trident Technical College(TTC) is holding a workshopfor anyone who has served or isserving in any branch of themilitary, whether they are ac-tive duty, National Guard, Re-serves, prior service orveterans, about opportunitiesto study science, technology,

engineering and math(STEM) programs at TTC.

This briefing will be heldThursday, July 30, 2015 from6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at TTC’sMain Campus (7000 RiversAve., North Charleston), in theStudent Center (Bldg.410/Rm. 212).

At the event, TTC depart-ment deans will brief attendeesabout available programs ofstudy, Veterans UpwardBound will talk about refreshercourses in their program, theFinancial Aid office will pro-vide information about apply-ing for financial aid, and The

Learning Center will provideinformation about tutoring.

The $30 admission applica-tion fee will be waived for eventattendees, and refreshmentswill be served. To RSVP tothis workshop, call the VETSCenter at 843.574.6882.

This workshop is sponsored

by Veterans Engaging inSTEM (VEST), a project tostrengthen the overall postsec-ondary experience for militaryand veteran students at TTCthrough increasing STEMknowledge and interest.