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

Supporters of the referendum argued that letting wealthy outsiders build large vacation homes could raise property taxes.

Tuesday, McIntosh County voters will cast ballots in a special election that could reshape the future of Hog Hammock on ...

In a win for Gullah Geechee residents on Georgia’s sea islands, voters this week rejected an ordinance that doubled the ...

An opportunity arose when University of Georgia (UGA) Associate Professor Elizabeth King spearheaded a UGA Sea Grant project ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission hosted its second annual Gullah Convening dedicated to celebrating, preserving, and investing in the living culture ...

JAMES ISLAND — Mother Africa sits atop a table near the entryway to McLeod Plantation. The Black doll with scraps of colorful fabric flowing into a billowy skirt is a symbol that Virginia “Genya” ...

Voters in Georgia on Tuesday rejected an ordinance to build larger homes on Sapelo Island in a win for the Gullah-Geechee ...

Voters in one Georgia county have overwhelmingly supported a measure intending to protect a historic Black community from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The Gullah Geechee Family Foundation will hold its 8 th annual Gullah Kwanzaa Celebration on Tuesday ...

DARIEN, Ga. — Voters in McIntosh County will have a referendum this month to decide whether to repeal an ordinance that allows houses to more than double in size on Sapelo Island. That ordinance ...

Sapelo Island’s Gullah Geechee residents face new obstacles to rein in development on their Georgia barrier island even as they hope to win a zoning referendum this month.