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.

Charleston, S.C. — The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission will hold its quarterly public meetings in Charleston. The first meeting, on February 16, will be at the Hilton Garden Inn ...

ATLANTIC BEACH, SC (WMBF) - A new festival will soon debut on Atlantic Beach, one that looks to celebrate the heritage and culture of the Gullah Geechee. The first Atlantic Beach Gullah Geechee ...

A new South Carolina act will exempt some heirs’ property owners from increased property taxes ...

For more than a century, Gullah-Geechee people have held fast to their land at the water’s edge on the Sea Islands of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Descendants of chattel slaves from West ...

Note: Emily Meggett died Friday, Apr. 21, 2023 at age 90 after a brief illness. In tribute to her, we're again sharing our 2022 profile of this queen of Gullah Geechee cooking. Lots of home cooks ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - More than $100,000 is going to be available to historically black and Gullah Geechee communities in the Charleston area for documentation and preservation efforts. A $75,000 ...

“The Little House” on Gumtree Road on Hilton Head Island is shown here in April 2011 after exterior work on the home was completed. The house is part of the Gullah Museum of Hilton Head Island. null ...

AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Among the more than 100 Sea Islands that stretch from Georgetown County, S.C., to Amelia Island, Fla., and about 30 miles inland, is the home of the Gullah Geechee people. Sign up ...