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The Life and Legacy of Georgia Geechee Susie King Taylor
A website created by the Susie King Taylor Women's Institute & Ecology Center for research and exhibition purposes.
Hermina Glass-Hill, director of the Susie King Taylor Institute in Midway, Georgia, is a writer, historian, preservationist, and sustainability advocate who has been a voice for environmental justice and human rights for more than twenty years.
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Recognition for Susie King Taylor
Unbeknownst to me, the American Battlefield Trust shared this laudatory post yesterday on Facebook regarding my dreams for the Susie King...
Stacy Cole
May 8, 20212 min read
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U.S. Re-Joins Paris Climate Agreement
As a person of faith, these too are my aspirations. Reacting to President Biden's executive order re-joining the Paris climate agreement:...
Hermina Glass-Hill
Jan 27, 20211 min read
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Nuclear Weapons Are Illegal
I am filled with gratitude, joy, and peace for the stand that members of the Susie King Taylor Women's Institute and Ecology Center,...
Hermina Glass-Hill
Jan 26, 20211 min read
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Recovering the Feminine Divine
I could not be more proud of my long time friend, Baba, professor, GSU alum, and fellow GHS General from around the way than I am of Dr....
Hermina Glass-Hill
Jan 22, 20211 min read
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We Stand For the Ocean...and Against Nuclear Weapons
We, the Susie King Taylor Women's Institute and Ecology Center and the Coastal Black Women's Ocean Memory and Conservation Collective,...
Hermina Glass-Hill
Jan 18, 20211 min read
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Celebrating the Civil War Sesquicentennial
Back down memory lane... Eleven years ago, as associate director of the Center for the Study of the Civil War Era at Kennesaw State...
Hermina Glass-Hill
Oct 13, 20201 min read
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Meeting Andrew Young
Back down memory lane in 2010...this is me sharing a moment with Ambassador Andrew Young along with Dr. Brian Wills, Director of the...
Hermina Glass-Hill
Oct 12, 20201 min read
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'Freedom and equality' is my birthright
One has to gear up for racism every m-f*@#ing day. The affirmations are all day every day from sunup until sundown. "I Am somebody."
Hermina Glass-Hill
Oct 5, 20201 min read
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CONFRONTATION: The Civil Rights Movement at Dorchester Center
Dorchester Center is ramping up for the most dynamic Civil Rights Exhibit in Coastal Georgia to display its small-town role in a national mo
Hermina Glass-Hill
Oct 2, 20203 min read
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My Personal Connection
As executive director of the Susie King Taylor Women's Institute and Ecology Center, I have a personal connection to this history.
Hermina Glass-Hill
Oct 2, 20201 min read
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I. AM. NOT. A. BIPOC.
I. AM. NOT. A. BIPOC. First and foremost, I. AM. HUMAN!!!! Not a "bipoc".
Hermina Glass-Hill
Sep 26, 20201 min read
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Indigo Dyeing as Our Ancestors Did It
I had a wonderful time today at Ossabaw Island learning about the process of indigo dyeing and the history of indigo and cotton plantations.
Hermina Glass-Hill
Sep 25, 20201 min read
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My. Life. Matters
I declare and decree that My. Life. Matters.
Black. Lives. Matter. I'm not asking for permission.
Hermina Glass-Hill
Sep 24, 20201 min read
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Remembering Ella Baker
"Ella Baker was an outspoken and charismatic champion of grass roots activism during the civil rights movement in America."
Hermina Glass-Hill
Sep 18, 20202 min read
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Eco Clothing
I will only purchase essential quality clothing items, and at every opportunity I will be intentional about reducing, reusing, and recycling
Hermina Glass-Hill
Sep 16, 20201 min read
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Re-Thinking Who is an Environmentalist
I've been thinking more about how my ancestors, particularly my foremothers, and how they might have interacted with the natural world...
Hermina Glass-Hill
Sep 10, 20202 min read
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The right whale to save
Every winter, many North Atlantic right whales make their way home to the ocean off Georgia to calve. Our waters provide safe and warm...
Hermina Glass-Hill
Sep 1, 20202 min read
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