CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Whether you’re a “comeya” or a “beenya,” if you were a kid in the 90s, you probably know a thing or two about Gullah Geechee culture – and it is likely thanks to people like ...

Since 2023, an effort to raise property taxes and displace Black Gullah-Geechee residents has threatened the community's deep ...

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 ...

Nearly 85% of voters who cast ballots in a referendum backed Gullah Geechee efforts to halt the construction of large homes ...

JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - The grandson of a Lowcountry Gullah Geechee farmer is reflecting on his journey of leaning into leadership and what drives his passion for agriculture. CJ Dillahunt, 22, ...

Nick Spitzer: The Gullah Geechee Shouters, how about that? Beautiful. We're going to talk just a little bit for a moment. In radio, we call this chin music, and I'm going to go with age before beauty, ...

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 ...

JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) – Local advocates are expected to host a community meeting concerning Gullah Geechee burial sites this weekend. Organizers will discuss the Gullah Geechee settlement ...

The Gullah-Geechee people are descendants of West Africans who settled on coastal islands from North Carolina to Georgia. The Voices of Gullah is a singing group composed of members in their 70s and ...

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 dedicated ...

It is an advance to human rights that the story of the Gullah-Geechee people of South Carolina is today being told more often ...

The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor stretches from Florida to North Carolina and aims to preserve the culture of descendants of enslaved Africans. Gullah Geechee people are known for their ...