tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86299301339873554732024-02-21T08:04:36.129-05:00GEECHEE™THE BLOGAZINE™ FOR TRUTHSEEKERSgeecheemag™http://www.blogger.com/profile/08789580902267390272noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629930133987355473.post-78613069497862188862012-06-28T12:59:00.001-04:002013-03-12T12:55:38.937-04:00The Voice: Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston (1963-2012)
Singer/Actress Singer Whitney Houston died on February 11 in Los
Angeles. The cause of death is still under investigation. Houston was
48-years old. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Whitney
Houston was the most awarded female artist of all time with an
astounding 415 career awards as of 2010. Houston sold over 170 million
albums and geecheemag™http://www.blogger.com/profile/08789580902267390272noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629930133987355473.post-32998363934935471282012-05-26T13:36:00.000-04:002012-06-10T14:56:39.525-04:00The 54th Massachusetts Regiment
In January 1863, Secretary of War Stanton finally gave John A. Andrew, the abolitionist governor of Massachusetts, authorization to form regiments that could "include persons of African descent. . ." The governor had long been an advocate of raising black regiments from the free black population. Like most abolitionists, he felt the surest path to citizenship for black Americans was forgeecheemag™http://www.blogger.com/profile/08789580902267390272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629930133987355473.post-23545377737762199792011-07-11T05:00:00.000-04:002011-07-11T05:07:34.524-04:00BLACK SEMINOLES
Abraham, a Black Seminole Leader in the Second Seminole War (1835-1842). The Indians called him "Souanaffe Tustenukke," a title indicating membership in the highest of the three ranks of war leaders. He is wearing typical Seminole dress and holding a rifle.
The Black Seminoles are a small offshoot of the Gullah who escaped from the rice plantations in South Carolina and Georgia. geecheemag™http://www.blogger.com/profile/08789580902267390272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629930133987355473.post-33731746347827935222011-01-26T17:11:00.000-05:002013-01-08T16:29:09.147-05:00Religious Music: The African Roots
Music and religion in Africa act as a singular enterprise. Between the two, there is no separation of sacred, secular, music, vocals, or instruments. Often, religious music incorporates call and response patterns as well as improvisation. Spirit possession commonly occurs during a sacred song while at the same time dancing becomes trance-like. Drumsgeecheemag™http://www.blogger.com/profile/08789580902267390272noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629930133987355473.post-43888883526020371722010-03-08T15:53:00.000-05:002010-03-12T15:41:58.894-05:00GULLAH ORIGINSPart of our country’s growing trend toward ethnic self-awareness has been a renewed interest in Gullah, the colorful language and accompanying lifestyle that once flourished on the South Carolina sea islands from Georgetown to Daufuskie.Researchers reported that as late as 1979, 100,000 South Carolinians spoke Gullah. Current estimates count 7,000 to 10,000 people speaking Gullah at home. Withoutgeecheemag™http://www.blogger.com/profile/08789580902267390272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629930133987355473.post-57387072854480909482010-02-09T11:29:00.000-05:002010-02-09T12:46:55.573-05:00SPIRITUAL GIFTSGod expects us to use our gifts and because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don't think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us. Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ's body. We are many parts of one geecheemag™http://www.blogger.com/profile/08789580902267390272noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629930133987355473.post-70405930115991211002009-11-10T12:41:00.000-05:002010-03-18T11:20:20.975-04:00GEECHEE 101LESSON 1 GREEDGreed creates disagreements. Greed causes drama and fighting but trusting the Lord leads to prosperity. The Pharisees had greedy hearts. Only sorrow awaits the teachers of religious law and Pharisees. Hypocrites are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are filthy and full of greed and self-indulgence. Christians should avoid being greedy. There geecheemag™http://www.blogger.com/profile/08789580902267390272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629930133987355473.post-39755203065432771052009-11-09T18:59:00.000-05:002011-08-22T16:53:28.183-04:00Publisher's Statement
Welcome to the premiere blog of geecheemag (pronounced geechie, alias gullah) "The Magazine for the In-Crowd". In-crowd, by our definition, refers to a new breed of cognizant adults and are hereby referred to as "peeps".
Isn't it funny that the more things change the more they stay the same. I read an article that was published posthumously and written by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.geecheemag™http://www.blogger.com/profile/08789580902267390272noreply@blogger.com0