The sparsely populated, Hog Hammock district of Sapelo Island, Georgia, which is home to what is believed to be the last intact community of West African slave descendants, faces persistent pressures ...

"Their decision is based in part on the fact that the previous zoning law challenged in our lawsuit was repealed through a ...

Sapelo Island residents want more than a say in a recent controversial zoning ordinance decision that opens their oceanside community to bigger and taller housing. They want a vote. A coalition of ...

Environmental activists are working with government agencies to help combat the negative impact of climate change on the coastal land. The Gullah Geechee people are descendants of enslaved people ...

Regina Brinson was on the gangway, about to board the ferry after a festival celebrating Gullah Geechee culture on Georgia’s Sapelo Island, when she noticed that a “very dear friend” from Jacksonville ...

In today’s video, we explore the rich heritage of the Gullah Geechee people in South Carolina. The journey begins with a boat tour of Sandy Island, accessible only by water, where we delve into the ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. - Attorneys suing a Georgia county over zoning changes that they say threaten one of the South’s last Gullah-Geechee communities of Black slave descendants asked a judge Tuesday to let ...

The Sapelo property zoning voter referendum has been halted by a judge’s order, ending for now an attempt by the Gullah Geechee residents of the remote coastal Georgia island to repeal a year-old ...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, Sc. (WTOC) - Hilton Head government has started a nonprofit focused on preserving historic Gullah Geechee neighborhoods. Now, the town is looking for an executive director to lead ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Whether you’re a “comeya” or a “beenya,” if you were a kid in the 90s, you probably know a thing or two about Gullah Geechee culture – and it is likely thanks to people like ...