Residents voted to repeal the controversial zoning ordinance affecting Sapelo Island, home to the last Gullah Geechee ...
“ People worked hard to get this land on Sapelo and they worked hard to preserve who they are," said Maurice Bailey, an ...
It is an advance to human rights that the story of the Gullah-Geechee people of South Carolina is today being told more often ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The Gullah Geechee Family Foundation will hold its 8 th annual Gullah Kwanzaa Celebration on Tuesday afternoon. Organizers say festivities will include an African drum class, ...
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 ...
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Sea Island Gullah Christmas Celebration will bring musical talent, Gullah Geechee storytelling, food and art to Beaufort Dec. 4-7. The four-day event showcases Gullah ...
Jacksonville – All of Jacksonville is invited to immerse themselves in the culture of the October Gullah Fest being held Saturday at James Weldon Johnson Park. By attending the festival, you can ...
Yolanda Bryant, a fourth-generation Gullah native, is fighting to preserve Gullah Geechee culture on Daufuskie Island as environmental concerns rise and education dwindles. Courtesy of Yolanda Bryant ...
Passionate about the legacy of her artform, master craftswoman and basket maker Jery Bennett Taylor (b.1953) has been honoring her Gullah Geechee heritage for almost seven decades. The Gullah Geechee ...
“It’s important to preserve the Gullah culture, mainly because it informs us all, African Americans, where they come from and that it’s still here,” said Eric Crawford, author of “Gullah Spirituals: ...
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 work ...
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 work the cotton and rice ...