Local advocates are expected to host a community meeting concerning Gullah Geechee burial sites this weekend. Organizers will ...
Whenever Nikki Williams’ feet touch the soil on Sapelo Island, Georgia, memories of her youth flood back vividly. Every fall, ...
The Gullah Geechee descended from Africans enslaved on the rice, indigo and cotton plantations. Efforts are underway to ...
Sherman E. Pyatt’s latest book, Standing in the Gap, is a departure from the non-fiction archival and historical work he’s ...
If we don’t pass these stories down, they won’t know and won’t care and because we don’t enough, is one of the reasons I feel ...
Dr. Jamal Touré talks about St. Simon’s Island and Sapelo Island resident Josiah Jazz Watts. Watts was an environmental and cultural activist. He was a community ...
Coastal Carolina University will host the annual International Gullah Geechee and African Diaspora 2025 Conference, which ...
One of Campbell’s favorite items in the store are the sweetgrass baskets. A Gullah tradition dating back to the 1600s, these ...
Gullah Geechee people are known for their unique ... Because many of the enslaved Africans lived in isolation on the sea islands, located off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia, they were ...
As a native of Hilton Head Island, Lola Campbell grew up with a deep appreciation for her Gullah-Geechee heritage and history. Her family has been on the island for six generations and are ...
More: 7 things to know about Gullah Geechee heritage in the Wilmington area According ... Because many of the enslaved Africans lived in isolation on the sea islands, located off the coast of South ...