30/10/2025
In her role as Chair of the 41st Annual Penn Center Heritage Days Celebration, Queen Quet has worked closely with the Heritage Days committee to place literacy, learning, and youth engagement at the heart of this year’s programming. A signature event, Family & Youth Day, will be held from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Thursday, November 6, 2025, at the Penn Center National Historic Landmark and the St. Helena Branch Library. This day of free, interactive cultural heritage activities is open especially to school and homeschool families as well as nursery and Pre-K students, who are strongly encouraged to register in advance. Queen Quet will be personally presenting during the event, sharing her passion for education, culture, and community.
Queen Quet, Chieftess and Head-of-State of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, has been awarded the prestigious “Excellence in Education Award” by Planting People Growing Justice, the leadership and literacy initiative founded and led by Dr. Artika R. Tyner. The recognition celebrates her decades-long co...
