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 ...
The language spoken by the Gullah Geechee people was created from a mix of African tribal languages, English and European ...
When Kamili Anderson moved to North Carolina in 2009, she was surprised to hear people talking about Gullah Geechee heritage. But her surprise wasn’t from a lack of familiarity with the culture; she ...
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 Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission hosted its second annual Gullah Convening dedicated to celebrating, ...
ST. HELENA ISLAND, S.C. — 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 to ...
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 move forward. The Gullah ...
The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor stretches from Florida to North Carolina and aims to preserve the culture of descendants of enslaved Africans. Gullah Geechee people are known for their ...