Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Center will celebrate Juneteenth at the Armstrong Center in Savannah.

“If you are coming to the Gullah Geechee Festival, you are coming to, I feel, the essence of the Lowcountry itself,” said Chase Polk, a festival attendee.

A new South Carolina act will exempt some heirs’ property owners from increased property taxes ...

You don’t have to go to Charleston or Savannah to see the rich cultural history of the Gullah Geechee community. It’s all around Horry and Georgetown counties, although some of it may be hidden, said ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For generations, Gullah families on Hilton Head Island have preserved their language, traditions and deep connection to the land.

Who remembers the 1990s PBS children’s show Gullah Gullah Island? For many of us, watching or hearing about the show was our first exposure to Gullah, the culture native to the Georgia and Carolina ...

ST. HELENA ISLAND, S.C. — Minnie “Gracie” Gadson claps her hands and stomps her feet against the floorboards, lifting her voice in a song passed down from her enslaved ancestors who were forced to ...

Reporting from ST. HELENA ISLAND, S.C. — When the remnants of Hurricane Matthew threatened the coastal lowlands of South Carolina, 335,000 people fled for higher ground. Marquetta Goodwine stayed put.

Climate change is on the minds of world leaders gathering for the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, next week. They'll be talking about emissions reductions, carbon markets and other ...