The word “Binya” is a Gullah-Geechee term that translates to ... One of Campbell’s favorite items in the store are the sweetgrass baskets. A Gullah tradition dating back to the 1600s ...

This coastal South Carolina town offers plenty of waterfront views and fresh local seafood just 10 minutes from its famous ...

Gullah Geechee people are known for their unique language, foodways, music, clothing, and art, particularly their sweetgrass baskets. Local efforts to celebrate and preserve Gullah Geechee culture ...

The Gullah Geechee have weaved baskets mainly out of sweetgrass since the 1600s, he said. But sweetgrass basket weaving has been known as "a dying art form" for some time now, Alston said ...

SWEETGRASS BASKETS HAVE CONNECTED GENERATIONS THROUGH INTRICATE PATTERNS AND TIMELESS CRAFTSMANSHIP. MY FAMILY ARE GULLAH PEOPLE BY GENERATIONAL KEEPING, HERITAGE AND HISTORY ALIVE. COREY ALLSTON ...

In the Gullah Geechee communities of coastal South Carolina, where basket making is a centuries-old tradition, young children often start the weave for their elders. Jackson grew up surrounded by ...

“It’s everybody’s history, and you’re incomplete without it,” he said.

I recall seeing the hand-woven straw baskets all around the island. I even remember hearing some residents who still spoke with a dialect or used Gullah Geechee words in conversation. The Gullah ...

At another table beneath a spreading oak, we stopped to watch a woman deftly weaving a sweetgrass basket, an icon of the Gullah Geechee culture. The basket-making material was spread before her on ...

When Kamili Anderson moved to North Carolina in 2009, she was surprised to hear people talking about Gullah Geechee heritage. But her surprise wasn’t from a lack of familiarity with the culture ...