Whenever Nikki Williams’ feet touch the soil on Sapelo Island, Georgia, memories of her youth flood back vividly. Every fall, ...

the food of the Gullah — also known as Gullah Geechee — people. As Gullah chef and educator Benjamin 'BJ' Dennis explained to Charleston City Paper, "Gullah cuisine is the Queen Mother of ...

If we don’t pass these stories down, they won’t know and won’t care and because we don’t enough, is one of the reasons I feel ...

The collapse happened on Sapelo Island, about 40 miles south of Savannah, during an annual cultural celebration of the Gullah ...

Roots and Realities will have its opening reception on Thursday, Feb. 6 at 6 p.m., featuring a conversation with Farris and ...

From food, songs and even decor, Gullah-Geechee heritage can be found all across the island. “Put simply, my inspiration and mission is to preserve, share and educate people about the Gullah ...

Nick Spitzer: The Gullah Geechee Shouters ... something like that. NS: People call it Watch Night. JE: Watch Night, right. NS: So they're watching for the word, you know, from Lincoln onward ...

The Gullah Geechee are the descendants of Africans ... Aside from their agricultural contributions, the enslaved people that worked on the plantation also constructed the manor house that visitors ...

“People think, well that’s not my problem, that’s people who are trying to sneak in the country from South America,” a former educator, historian and Gullah Geechee Chamber of Commerce member, Steve ...