Sherman Pyatt is the former Commissioner of Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, a lecturer and an author.

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Sea oats and fir trees dance in the breeze as seagulls squawk in a bright blue sky and the mighty Pacific crashes against the ...

The isolated nature of the island, largely free from outside influence, allowed Gullah culture to thrive ... distillery and the oldest winery in South Carolina, The Silver Dew Winery.

The Kiawah Conservancy partnered with members of the Gullah Geechee community in the Charleston SC area to plant sweetgrass ...

Local advocates are expected to host a community meeting concerning Gullah Geechie burial sites this weekend. Organizers will ...

Sherman E. Pyatt’s latest book, Standing in the Gap, is a departure from the non-fiction archival and historical work he’s ...

It was Gullah Geechee Heritage Day at the state Capitol on Thursday afternoon. State Rep. Carl Gilliard and members of the ...

Though the culture is most prevalent in South Carolina and Georgia, the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor — designated by an act of Congress in 2006 — stretches from Jacksonville ...

When Kamili Anderson moved to North Carolina in 2009, she was surprised to hear people talking about Gullah Geechee heritage. But her surprise wasn’t from a lack of familiarity with the culture; she ...