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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whenever Nikki Williams’ feet touch the soil on Sapelo Island, Georgia, memories of her youth flood back vividly. Every fall, her ...

Investigators have begun looking for reasons behind the failure at a ferry dock on Sapelo Island, the site of a festival celebrating the heritage of descendants of enslaved people. By Corina Knoll ...

Nick Spitzer: The Gullah Geechee Shouters, how about that? Beautiful. We're going to talk just a little bit for a moment. In radio, we call this chin music, and I'm going to go with age before beauty, ...

(WSAV) – On about three acres of land, in the rural town of Riceboro, Ga., sits a gathering place called Geechee Kunda. “We are a museum. We’re a cultural center. We’re a research center. We’re an art ...

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 ...

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 ...

Editor’s Note: The event mentioned in this story was postponed from the original Feb. 1 date until Feb. 15 due to inclement weather. We’ve updated the story below. Two Gullah chefs from the Hamlin ...

SAPELO ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) - Tuesday, McIntosh County voters will cast ballots in a special election that could reshape the future of Hog Hammock on Sapelo Island—a decision that hinges on preserving ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Marrisa Rawls can identify which herbs blend well together like lemon balm, orange peel and milky oats without much thought. That knowledge, she said, traces back to her Gullah ...

During Black History Month, we’re spotlighting the people and communities shaping our city. The Gullah Geechee community has deep roots in Jacksonville. Beyond the streets and shorelines lives a story ...