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 ...

The Wilmington area has a lot of history, and much is being done to preserve different aspects. The Gullah Geechee culture is one area that has interested me since I first learned about it while ...

In “Come By Here: A Memoir in Essays from Georgia’s Geechee Coast,” a collection of 20 poignant and searching essays and photos, journalist Neesha Powell-Ingabire combines her coming-of-age journey ...

Since 2023, an effort to raise property taxes and displace Black Gullah-Geechee residents has threatened the community's deep ...

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, ...

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 work the cotton and rice ...

Gullah Geechee people are descendants of Africans who were enslaved in coastal areas of the southeastern United States. They held onto traditions from Africa and mixed them with new ones, forming ...

Gina Capers-Willis calls herself a Geechee Girl. Her roots come from Daufuskie Island, South Carolina and the Gullah islands off the Georgia coast. But she grew up in Savannah at a time when she says ...

“Voices of Gullah” members (from left), Joe Murray, Minnie “Gracie” Gadson, Rosa Murray and Charles “Jojo” Brown, sing Gullah spirituals on July 19 at the Brick Baptist Church in St. Helena Island.