The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission hosted its second annual Gullah Convening dedicated to celebrating, ...

For generations, Mary Mack’s family has offered free burial plots to the bereaved families on St. Helena Island. It’s an ancestral calling and a tradition. Spanning 64 square miles, the island on the ...

The Sea Island Heritage Academy will receive an estimated $3 million in grant funding in the next three years. A new South Carolina charter school will prioritize Gullah Geechee heritage in its ...

A film produced in the Lowcountry about the origins of Gullah culture in South Carolina was recently picked up by PBS stations nationwide. “Circle Unbroken: A Gullah Journey from Africa to America” is ...

Reporting from ST. HELENA ISLAND, S.C. — When the remnants of Hurricane Matthew threatened the coastal lowlands of South Carolina, 335,000 people fled for higher ground. Marquetta Goodwine stayed put.

The distinct Gullah-Geechee people, located near the coast of South Carolina, have survived slavery, the Civil War and Jim Crow. But in recent decades, the historic Black community has been threatened ...

A chef, a basket weaver and a Grammy Awarded drummer teach us about Gullah culture. Through stories from a chef, a basket weaver and a Grammy Award winning drummer we glean a better understanding of ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The Gullah Geechee have a rich cultural legacy along the lower Atlantic coast. Their influence can be seen and tasted around every corner of Charleston, South Carolina. The ...

Gullah-Geechee heritage is unique to South Carolina, and a visit here is a fascinating way to learn about the people who grew world-famous Sea Island cotton on plantations in the lower part of the ...

In South Carolina, you will spot shrimp & grits, Hoppin' John and various rice dishes on every restaurant menu, whether it's fine dining or a hole in the wall. Many visitors don't realize that these ...

When you think of Beaufort, South Carolina, you probably think about Spanish Moss trees, Lowcountry food, coastal charm and scenic views. But there is another side of Beaufort, one that is not as well ...

As a potentially catastrophic Hurricane Florence steamed toward the Carolinas, Josh Dais watched the weather reports on the TV in his St. Helena Island, South Carolina, barber shop and listened for ...