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 ...

You don’t have to go to Charleston or Savannah to see the rich cultural history of the Gullah Geechee community. It’s all around Horry and Georgetown counties, although some of it may be hidden, said ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Kamili Anderson moved to North Carolina in 2009, she was surprised to hear people talking about Gullah Geechee heritage. But ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah Geechee nation, was presented with South Carolina’s highest civilian honor – the Order of the Palmetto. A native of St. Helena Island, ...

The University of South Carolina hosted a symposium on Tuesday inspired by “Before Bondage,” a documentary exploring the Gullah Geechee culture. USC is hosting a symposium on Tuesday inspired by ...

CHARLESTON, SC. -- Just like you don't need to know much about art to appreciate it, you don't need to be religious to let the spirit move you on a Gullah Geechee tour of the American South. And don't ...

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 ...

The Gullah Geechee Heritage Corridor is coastal land that spans from southern North Carolina to Northern Florida. Georgia State University has received a $500,000 grant to support research and ...

The Gullah Geechee people are descendants of enslaved West and Central Africans who live along the southeastern coast of the U.S. The Gullah Geechee Chamber of Commerce and the William Monroe Trotter ...

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 jlee@thesunnews.com You don’t have ...