This week on Awareness, Billie Jean Shaw spoke to Gullah Geechee educator Dr. Jessica Berry. A native of the low country, Dr. Berry has created a platform to dispel the myths about the Gullah Geechee ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Kamili Anderson moved to North Carolina in 2009, she was surprised to hear people talking about Gullah Geechee heritage. But ...

This story is part of Turning Tides, a series from the Savannah Morning News and USA Today Network examining threats to Gullah Geechee land. Read more at www.savannahnow.com Queen Quet is in a battle ...

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 ...

Community members and visitors are encouraged to bring the entire family and friends to take part in the cultural events ...

The University of South Carolina hosted a symposium on Tuesday inspired by “Before Bondage,” a documentary exploring the Gullah Geechee culture. USC is hosting a symposium on Tuesday inspired by ...

CHARLESTON, SC. -- Just like you don't need to know much about art to appreciate it, you don't need to be religious to let the spirit move you on a Gullah Geechee tour of the American South. And don't ...

About 700 visitors were in attendance at Sapelo Island, about 60 miles south of Savannah, before the collapse which tragically killed seven people and left three in critical condition. According to ...

Descendants are calling for land from three major Lowcountry plantations.

In “Come By Here: A Memoir in Essays from Georgia’s Geechee Coast,” a collection of 20 poignant and searching essays and photos, journalist Neesha Powell-Ingabire combines her coming-of-age journey ...

The Gullah Geechee people are descendants of West and Central Africans who were chained, enslaved and forced to cultivate the lands of the lower Atlantic states including North Carolina, South ...

Growing up in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, Tia Clark came of age surrounded by the cadences of her heritage—the Geechee language, an English-based creole born of West African dialects and ...