In January, The Root reported on the Gullah Geechee residents of the Hog Hammock community on Sapelo Island, Georgia, who successfully defended zoning laws that protect them from tax hikes. Now Hilton ...

They come from a line of Gullah Geechee people, the descendants of the West and Central Africans who were enslaved on the sea islands of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. In 2025, ...

Momentum is building in Charleston around a major push for reparations, to effectively transfer more than 7,000 acres of land ...

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 ...

A new documentary film claims that Satoshi Nakamoto, the illusive creator of Bitcoin (CYPTO: $BTC), is actually two people. The movie called “Finding Satoshi ...

GREEN POND, S.C. (WCSC) - A new rice festival highlighting the historical Combahee River freedom seekers is taking place this weekend in the rural community of Green Pond in Colleton County. The 2026 ...

Trans actor Elliot Page felt shame and isolation growing up as a queer child, he said in a People magazine interview published last Saturday. That’s why he’s promoting Second Nature, an upcoming ...

Ruth is known for her “quirky, off-beat style,” which helped draw attention to public safety messages A Georgia state senator presented her with a proclamation recognizing her impact A police ...

McRAE-HELENA, Ga. — Authorities in south Georgia are investigating a shooting that left multiple people injured following what police describe as an unauthorized block party. In a statement released ...

Ruth, a community information specialist, was recognized by a Georgia state senator for using humor and personality to amplify public safety messaging Statesboro Police Department/Facebook A police ...

"It was really emotional to watch it," Kahan tells PEOPLE at the TIME100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City Julia Moore is a TV Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...