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SUMMARY:Heritage Storytelling with Theresa Hilliard
DESCRIPTION:At John L Dart Library. Theresa Hilliard of Mama Doonk’s Gull
 ah is a retired Equal Employment Opportunity/ Diversity Manager\, and au
 thor of Mama Doonk’s Gullah Recipes (first and second editions) and A Gu
 ide to Charleston’s African American Historical Markers. She is a Gullah
  storyteller/lecturer\, artist in residence\, historian\, certified tour
  guide\, and past interpreter at the Old Slave Mart Museum. Theresa grew
  up in the Gullah culture on Edisto Island. She is an expert in the Gull
 ah language and culture and uses her expertise to engage her audience th
 roughout her presentations. She will explain how the Gullah language was
  developed\, who the Gullah-Geechee people are and where they lived. The
 resa incorporates a and tell segment centered on items she grew up with 
 before the modern conveniences of today and shares the history and stori
 es of the Gullah dishes featured in her books. She will discuss how spir
 ituals were used amongst the enslaved people to communicate as well as s
 ing some old Negro Spirituals. She will share some history on how Charle
 ston\, SC\, began\, and the contributions Gullah people made in the buil
 ding of America. By the end of this presentation\, students will be fami
 liar with the Gullah language\, how and why Africans came to the United 
 States\, and the challenges they encountered. Students will have knowled
 ge of medicines\, foods\, and other methods of their survival. She will 
 speak and interpret the Gullah language. Theresa has been featured in Na
 tional Geographic Video Magazine\, The Post and Courier\, Charleston Mag
 azine\, Upscale and Essence Magazines\, West Of\, Charleston Inside Out\
 , Garden and Gun Magazine\, and Black Southern Belle\, among others. She
  has also appeared on Fox 24 News and Lowcountry Live television s\, WCI
 V News\, Quinton’s Closeup\; ABC News 4 and Keeping it Krystal Klear. Sh
 e has given presentations at festivals\, Morris Museum\, the State Museu
 m\, Art Galleries\, Brook Green Gardens\, public and private schools acr
 oss South Carolina\, Presentations in Florida\, and Massachusetts\, and 
 many other venues. She is a recipient of the Contribution to MOJA Award.
  She is an Artist in Residence\, member of the Charleston Gospel Choir a
 nd Lowcountry Voices and serves on the MOJA Arts Festival Planning Commi
 ttee and past officer for her neighborhood association. She is available
  for assemblies\, workshops\, residencies\, and virtual presentations. F
 or more information\, visit www.mamadoonk.com.\n\nTickets: https://mojaf
 estival.com/event/heritage-storytelling-with-theresa-hilliard/\n\nhttps:
 //findlocal.community/event/8617e3be-9e9d-4f45-918d-6ef9d03a5c6e
LOCATION:MOJA Arts Festival\, 133 Cannon St\, Charleston\, SC 29403
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/8617e3be-9e9d-4f45-918d-6ef9d03a5c6
 e
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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