#geecheeexperience

We're displaced African tribe reconnecting with our roots. We're descendants of Africans who survived slavery, Jim Crow and oppression. They tried to bury us. But ya know what happens when you bury a seed? We Rise Up African Diaspora is the term commonly used to describe the mass dispersion of peoples from Africa during the Transatlantic Slave Trades, from the 1500s to the 1800s. This Diaspora took millions of people from Western and Central Africa to different regions throughout the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia. The African Union defines the African Diaspora as individuals of African origin living away from their home continent (Africa). The phrase "African Diaspora’’ was coined during the 19th century, but only came into common use during the 21st century. The largest population of the African Diaspora resides in the following nations. 1. Brazil - 55.9 Million Brazil has an estimated 55.9 million people of African descent, making it the country with the largest African Diaspora population. 2. The United States - 46.4 Million Although the Trans-Atlantic slave trade brought a majority of the slaves to the United States, many Africans also migrated to the United States voluntarily. 3. Haiti - 10.1 Million Many are the descendants of enslaved people who were once brought to Haiti by the French to work on plantations. 4. Dominican Republic - 9.2 Million Afro-Dominicans refer to all Dominicans of African ancestry. The number of Afro-Dominicans whose ancestors were brought from Central Africa and West Africa from the 16th to the 19th century is 9.2 million. 5. Colombia - 4.9 Million The Colombians of African descent are known as Afro-Colombians. With an African Diaspora population of about 4.9 million, Colombia has the third highest population of African diaspora members in the western hemisphere and the fifth largest globally. References Migiro, Geoffrey . "Where is the African Diaspora?" WorldAtlas, May. 24, 2018, worldatlas.com/articles/where-is-the-african-diaspora.html. #GeecheeExperience #GeecheeDiaspora #blackdiaspora #africandiaspora #caribbeanconnection https://www.instagram.com/p/B1CK0vwnRGCIgkzLrtUJkw6JA0JQU4bOLj2d0k0/?igshid=1xcmufpwxq34j

Today we remember what yall know as "Emanuel 9" but for us it's really Emanuel 12 because 12 people were in that church that day. 12 lives were changed forever that day. Fly High To The Ones Who Didnt Make It and Sending Love To The Ones Who Survived Emanuel Church Massacre Charleston Strong is a myth. We still have work to do if we wanna make that saying real. #GeecheeExperience #Geechee #Geechie #Gullah #gullahgeechee #Charleston #charlestonstrong https://www.instagram.com/p/CQSZbmZnZ7c/?utm_medium=tumblr

Today we remember what yall know as "Emanuel 9" but for us it's really Emanuel 12 because 12 people were in that church that day. 12 lives were changed forever that day. Fly High To The Ones Who Didnt Make It and Sending Love To The Ones Who Survived Emanuel Church Massacre Charleston Strong is a myth. We still have work to do if we wanna make that saying real. #GeecheeExperience #Geechee #Geechie #Gullah #gullahgeechee #Charleston #charlestonstrong https://www.instagram.com/p/CBknN2onTf1/?igshid=q15cg37od6d0

#Repost @geecheeexperience with @get_repost ・・・ Geechee Phrase Fa Da Week Is "INE GA LIE" Standard American English Translation = "I Am Not Going To Lie" @geechee_whoa @geecheetutor Example " Ine ga lie, des crab crack tickets goin fast yall boi get ya ticket to secure ya spot" 👉🏾👉🏾👉🏾 (link in bio)👈🏿👈🏿👈🏿 #GeecheeExperience #Geechee #Geechie #Gullah #gullahgeechee #gullahgeechie #gullahgeecheelanguage #geecheeexperiencecrabcrack #explorecharleston #visitcharleston #chucktown #visitcharleston #Geechee101 (at Duluth, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3jpi2nJN27/?igshid=k89pbrrquanu

Famlee puts on for our people. Especially helpful to folks like me that were forced out of their native tongue at an early age. When they take the language away, you get mentally detached from aspects of your culture. Part of the efforts to restore and fortify our culture involves decolonization of the mind and spirit. It's how we reconnect to each other and our ancestors. ------------------------------------------------------ Reposted from @geecheeexperience (@get_regrann) - Geechee Experience Who we is and who we be @geechee_whoa @geecheetutor #GeecheeExperience #Geechee #Geechie #Gullah #gullahgeechee #gullahgeechie #gullahgeecheelanguage #Geechee101 #endangeredlanguages #indigenouslanguages #caribbeanconnection #languagelearning #aave #blackenglish #creole #linguistics #Issalanguage (at Urban Shaman Company) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3iUDpnBvv8/?igshid=15qu5a75edg8v

Welp. He tried it. The closer to the Chuck (Charleston) the richer the accent. We speak a form of Seminole creole, mixed with African, Native and English. People mistake it for southern slang, but it actually has syntax rules like any full language. Sadly, the language and much of the culture is threatened by the educational system, government and private land grabs and rising sea levels. (We are coastal peoples centralized around Southeastern sea islands and inland rivers.) Yes, many of us are your mixed "Creek" and African indigenous people. Indigenous people are fighting on several fronts to protect the earth, their cultures and their own lives. We we never "thugs" or "savages", we're a heavily traumatized people trying to get through life without understanding the resources newly available to us to cope. Be gentle, be patient, most of all, be respectful. ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿✊🏼 -------------------------------------------- Reposted from @geecheeexperience (@get_regrann) - How we use a few words in a scenario #longeye #GeecheeExperience #Geechee #Geechie #Gullah #gullahgeechee #gullahgeechie #aave #africanamericanvernacularenglish #africandiaspora #GeecheeDiaspora #blackdiaspora #caribbeanconnection #languagepreservation #endangeredlanguages #Charleston #chucktown (at Urban Shaman Company) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1dznfiH8d3/?igshid=u26726xkh3lw

Now a huge part of our indigenous roots are the regional cuisines we've developed, especially when it comes to seafood. You're guaranteed to find one of us at a crab boil/fish fry on a weekend. We treat these things as peak family and friends time to take the time out to feed our bellies and our souls before returning to the grind. Some families have specialty dishes and spins on cultural favorites like shrimp/fish and grits, but nothing beats a good boil!🦀🦞🦐🐟 ------------------------------------------------------ Reposted from @geecheeexperience (@get_regrann) - Celeste of Carrigg's Seafood 4143 Rivers Ave, North Charleston, SC 29405 drops he knowledge of crabs types check this out! #geecheeExperience #geecheeeats #geecheeExperiencecrabcrack (at Urban Shaman Company) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1WgFXehHof/?igshid=jadn3yht8skx

The are doctors and lawyers, scientists, teachers. My parents and my grandmothers were college educated. I'm college educated with a sciences degree, I've done programming, graphics, design, even education, working on language 3 and 4 and finding a resource for a fifth. I study for fun. You want to die on that hill? 🤔 ------------------------------------------------------ Reposted from @geecheeexperience (@get_regrann) - Contrary to popular belief, People who speak Gullah Geechee ain't dumb Gullah Geechee IS a language with its own grammar rules and structure. By equating “proper English” with intelligence, yall are dismissing people who speak AAVE and other languages. Stop telling us to "speak proper". We are speaking proper, in our native language. #GeecheeExperience #Geechee #Geechie #Gullah #gullahgeechee #aave #blackenglish #creole #linguistics #languagelearning #language #Issalanguage #languagepreservation #endangeredlanguages #indigenouslanguages #nativelanguage (at Urban Shaman Company) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0_smPyhJxW/?igshid=qv2kz1ts2npv