Gina Capers-Willis calls herself a Geechee Girl. Her roots come from Daufuskie Island, South Carolina and the Gullah islands off the Georgia coast. But she grew up in Savannah at a time when she says ...

Alexander Smalls is Southern through and through. “I’m like Faulkner,” he says. “We put commas, not periods on everything—it’s never over.” This sentiment rings true not only in his storytelling but ...

Gullah Geechee people are descendants of Africans who were enslaved in coastal areas of the southeastern United States. They held onto traditions from Africa and mixed them with new ones, forming ...

It looked, at first, like just another fun outdoor festival. An R&B band was rocking onstage; a few visitors were chowing down on burgers and fries. And when the Manhattans, the featured group, ...

PORT WENTWORTH, Ga. (WTOC) - Port Wentworth held their first Gullah Geechee Festival Saturday, celebrating the strong culture in the Savannah area with history storytelling and Gullah Geechee inspired ...

Here, shrimp cook gently and quickly in a thick, bacon-scented base. As they pinken, they give up some of their moisture, ...

Bittle fuh tas'e 'e mout' (Food to put a good taste in the mouth: Appetizers) -- Bittle fuh greese 'e mout' (Food to grease the mouth: Meats, stews, and so on) -- Bittle fuh full e' mout' (Food to ...

Sallie Ann Robinson grew up poor, one of 10 children, on Daufuskie Island, off the coast of South Carolina. She was 10 when author Pat Conroy came in 1969 to teach the island children, an experience ...

Following the discussion, Brown will take part in a book signing. All Good Books will be on-site with copies of Make Do with ...