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African American Cultural Heritage Fund Award to SICARS

Announced publicly today, SICARS received a small grant from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund. The announcement is part of $3 million in grants awarded to 40 sites and organizations. The award will help SICARS achieve our mission of protecting and preserving Geechee culture on Sapelo Island. Developers and gentrification have long threatened Gullah

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The Griot Newsletter, Spring 2021

We are excited to share the Spring 2021 edition of our newsletter, The Geechee Griot. A “griot” (pronounced “gree-oh”) is a storyteller/historian — and much more. In many African cultures, griots embody their ethnic heritage and share its history through words, art, music and dance. We invite you to read through our current and previous

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#FinishTheRun

Today, February 23, 2021, the Sapelo Island Cultural & Revitalization Society remembers and honors the life of a Sapelo Island Descendant, Ahmaud Arbery. On February 23, 2020, Ahmaud went on his usual run only to be hunted by three white men with trucks and guns and lynched in broad daylight on a Sunday afternoon. SICARS

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Keep Sapelo Geechee

Help – Immediate Threat to Historical Hogg Hummock Community on Sapelo Island WATCH May 8, 2020 meeting with Army Corps Write to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers TODAY! The practice of non-descendants purchasing property for vacation destinations or rentals on Sapelo Island in the community of Hog Hammock has been underway for a number of

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The Griot Newsletter, Fall 2009

We are excited to share the Fall 2009 edition of our newsletter, The Geechee Griot. A “griot” (pronounced “gree-oh”) is a storyteller/historian — and much more. In many African cultures, griots embody their ethnic heritage and share its history through words, art, music and dance.

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The Griot Newsletter, Fall 2007

We are excited to share the Fall 2007 edition of our newsletter, The Geechee Griot. A “griot” (pronounced “gree-oh”) is a storyteller/historian — and much more. In many African cultures, griots embody their ethnic heritage and share its history through words, art, music and dance.

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