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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Historic Gullah-Geechee Community Is Fighting To Retain Its Land And Culture In South Carolina | JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty ...

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 ...

ST. HELENA ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — 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 ...

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

Marquetta Goodwine is used to educating others about her people, the Gullah Geechee, and their traditions, art and history. The Gullah Geechee are descendants of enslaved people who live in coastal ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The partial collapse of a ferry dock that claimed the lives of seven people attending a cultural festival has left a historic Black community in Georgia struggling with how to ...