Kardea Brown has heard people describe her as an “old soul” for as long as she can remember. But not until she was in college at Oglethorpe University, surrounded by classmates living what seemed to ...

DAUFUSKIE ISLAND, S.C. ― For little Sallie Ann Robinson and her nine siblings, crabbing was competition. Who can catch the biggest? Who has the most? Which technique — fishing line and scoop net, drop ...

Much of Gullah Geechee culture is connected to the waterways and the foodways. The waterways (ocean waters surrounding the Sea Islands where Gullah Geechee people live) were pathways to freedom for ...

It struck me that during my first meeting with Emily Meggett — a meeting in which she was supposed to be vetting me, a first-time cookbook collaborator, to essentially write her remarkable life story ...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Gullah Connections is committed to honoring the hardworking people who are dedicating their lives to preserving the Lowcountry's Gullah Culture. One of the ...

Last year we celebrated a chef who got a book deal at age 89. Emily Meggett from Edisto, S.C., was a queen of Gullah Geechee cooking, and her cookbook became a bestseller. NPR culture correspondent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the kitchen with Gullah Geechee chef Gina Capers-Willis Gina Capers-Willis calls herself a Geechee Girl. Her roots come from ...

Councilwoman and chef Bridgette Frazier honors the history and contributions of the Gullah people through this new multifaceted project. Late this past summer, Old Town Bluffton welcomed Ma Daisy’s ...

Every summer when we were growing up, my family made the 13-hour drive from our house in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Edisto Island, South Carolina. My parents would wake my sisters and me at four in the ...

ATLANTA — For Juneteenth, red foods are a signature part of the celebration. Combined with what's typically considered American Soul food is an integral part of the festivities. Gee Smalls, the owner ...

This is an opinion commentary by arts and culture columnist Maxine L. Bryant. Much of Gullah Geechee culture is connected to the waterways and the foodways. The waterways (ocean waters surrounding the ...