The Gullah Geechee Family Foundation will hold its 8th annual Gullah Kwanzaa Celebration on Tuesday afternoon. Organizers say ...
The 36th Original Gullah Festival — a celebration of Gullah Geechee culture and history — returns this weekend, when it’s expected to attract as many as 20,000 people over three days to Beaufort’s ...
I started 2023 off with a trip exploring the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor. Excitement was an understatement when I first learned about the trip. I’d known of the Gullah people from ...
The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission hosted its second annual Gullah Convening dedicated to celebrating, ...
Environmental activists are working with government agencies to help combat the negative impact of climate change on the coastal land. The Gullah Geechee people are descendants of enslaved people ...
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X The Lowcountry is the inspiration for many artists and also the land of the Gullah people. Rich ...
In 30 years, the Gullah-Geechee population on Hilton Head was nearly cut in half — from 14.5 percent in 1980 to 7.5 percent in 2010. The way to stop that number from creeping lower is to make land ...
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 ...
The art of making sweetgrass baskets is not seen as much in Horry County, but many culture traditions of the Gullah Geechee community are still prevalent. Jason Lee [email protected] You don’t have ...
Reporting from ST. HELENA ISLAND, S.C. — When the remnants of Hurricane Matthew threatened the coastal lowlands of South Carolina, 335,000 people fled for higher ground. Marquetta Goodwine stayed put.
In April, a case was brought against three defendants for blocking access to Big House Cemetery on St. Helena Island. Motions ...