Anita Singleton-Prather, whose stage name is Aunt Pearlie Sue, says the 2022 Original Gullah Festival had a spirit of healing and love, with everyone welcome. Karl Puckett [email protected] ...
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 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 ...
Cultural preservationist Victoria Smalls lectured about the rich cultural tapestry of the Gullah Geechee people, and the unique heritage, customs and language they’ve passed down through generations, ...
The Gullah-Geechee people are descendants of West Africans who settled on coastal islands from North Carolina to Georgia. The Voices of Gullah is a singing group composed of members in their 70s and ...
Sapelo Island’s Gullah Geechee go to court Wednesday in a bid to go to the polls. The Georgia Supreme Court will hear island residents’ appeal of a lower-court ruling that blocked an October 2024 ...
BEAUFORT, S.C. (WCSC) - Broadway Back In Da’ Woods Productions will be holding a celebration over the course of four days to honor and display Gullah culture in the Lowcountry for the holidays. The ...
Whenever Nikki Williams’ feet touch the soil on Sapelo Island, Georgia, memories of her youth flood back vividly. Every fall, her grandfather had her work at the drink booth during Cultural Day, where ...
Photo Credit: A senior man on a large veranda takes in the beautiful landscape background of a lowcountry salt marsh near Sapelo Island, coastal Georgia, USA. Adobe / Joanne Dale Gullah Geechee ...
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 ...
This is an opinion commentary by arts and culture columnist Maxine L. Bryant. Much of Gullah Geechee culture is connected to the waterways and the foodways. The waterways (ocean waters surrounding the ...