Gullah Geechee people set out to keep their family land. Unclear titles and surging taxes are pushing them out https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/10/gullah-geechee-low-country #Race #GullahGeechee #BlackUsCulture #SouthCarolina #UsNews #ClimateCrisis
Gullah Geechee people set out to keep their family land. Unclear titles and surging taxes are pushing them out

Property disputes, predatory development and surging sea levels are putting the historic Black community at risk

The Guardian
Guardian owner heralds next phase in Legacies of Enslavement restorative justice plan

Scott Trust identifies priorities for communities in Jamaica and US Sea Islands with plans to allocate millions of pounds

The Guardian

Preserving Recipes: Zine-Making Keeps Gullah Geechee Culture Alive

At an archives in Charleston, South Carolina, one day last month, a group of high school students sat around a table, newspaper clippings scattered before them. The articles, some decades old, described what a legendary…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #RecipeTopics #Foodways #GullahGeechee #highschool #Recipes #southcarolina
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2571961/preserving-recipes-zine-making-keeps-gullah-geechee-culture-alive/

"A film honors America’s first self-governed town founded by formerly enslaved people"

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/28/mitchelville-south-carolina-gullah-gechee

#slavery #history #GullahGeechee #SouthCarolina

A film honors America’s first self-governed town founded by formerly enslaved people

The Spirit We Move With explores the legacy of Mitchelville on Hilton Head Island and its Gullah Geechee community

The Guardian
‘I ain’t goin nowhere’: Gullah Geechee people fight off developers with a historic referendum

A citizen referendum, only the second of its kind in Georgia history, seeks to block a zoning amendment

The Guardian
‘This is healing.’ St. Helena marches to celebrate Gullah-Geechee culture, a month after bloodshed

St. Helena Island hosted its annual Heritage Day parade, a celebration of Gullah-Geechee culture. The festival took place a month after a shooting left four dead.

Post and Courier

WSAV: New app helps visitors experience Gullah Geechee culture. “The Gullah Geechee Historic Neighborhoods Community Development Corporation (GGHNCDC) held a launch event where guests got a first look at the New Experience Gullah website. People who go to the website will learn about the culture, history and Gullah-owned businesses across Hilton Head Island.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/06/wsav-new-app-helps-visitors-experience-gullah-geechee-culture/

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