This is one of many stories of what can happen with heirs property. The Lowcountry Gullah Foundation works to educate and more importantly preserve and protect the cultureโs greatest asset, historic Gullah land.
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Every day Americans are using Gullah traditions in what we say and eat. The culture and its foodways can be traced directly back to West Africa for several centuries. Things like one pot meals is just the beginning of some of the cultural flavors, ingredients and Gullah impacts
The Gullah Geechee culture is on a very short list of richly significant indigenous American cultures. Celebrate our countryโs cultural heritage and by learning more. https://t.co/XSunV6i149
It's amazing how life works, especially when unexpected things alter your journey. That's what happened when I took a freelance assignment in Georgetown, SC, a Gullah community. I went thinking that it was just another cultural writing assignment. Boy was I wrong. #gullah
The Heirs Property issue is at a critical point in the Gullah/Geechee community. The question is often asked how land can be sold from under someone even if they're living on the property. Join me for a fascinating conversation w/Pastor Robin Dease. Lowcountry Gullah Podcast
I'm truly grateful to be able to spend some time talking for the Lowcountry Gullah Podcast to the Gullah Geechee Matriarch of Cooking, Mother Emily Meggett!! And look! Her book has already become one of the top cook books!!
Everyday, someone tells me how my work has either connected them to a culture that they didn't know was their's or simply a thank you for doing what I do to educate them about a culture that until now, was unknown to them, even if they grew up in it. This is the back story.