Lowcountry Gullah

Dec 11 2024 129 ep. 40 mins 7

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Most people don't know about the richly significant contributions from Gullah Geechee culture that's woven into the fabric of the US. Grow in culture and information every week, with cultural influencer and preservationist, Luana M. Graves Sellars on the Lowcountry Gullah Podcast, where Gullah Geechee culture, history, and tradition lives.

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A Sea Island Christmas

Dec 11 2024 14 mins

Living on an island and the isolation that comes with it, made Gullah holidays a little different, but special nonetheless. Getting ready for the sea island holidays was a year long process which made the seasonal harvests an an important part in the preparation that involved the entire family, from children to the elders.

Kujichagulia = Self-Determination

Dec 02 2024 46 mins

Sometimes, we forget that the ancestors left behind all of the tools that we need for success. Through creative storytelling, proverbs, and skills, they passed us all a toolbox full of ways that they, even though they were beaten, found ways not to be broken.

Gullah Food Traditions

Nov 24 2024 21 mins

Every day, Americans are using Gullah Geechee traditions in what we say, do and eat. The culture and its foodways can be traced directly back to West Africa for several centuries. One pot meals are just the beginning of a great meal that's full of some amazing cultural flavors, ingredients and Gullah Geechee impacts to American dishes that we enjoy today.

Back from the Motherland - Part 1

Nov 17 2024 34 mins

Being able to travel around the world and experience other cultures, tastes and languages is a gift that usually becomes imbedded in to our memories that we can cherish for a lifetime. For most people and destinations, that is definitely the case. Traveling to Africa, however, is not just a trip, nor is it just another stamp in your passport; especially if you are the descendent of

If Trees Could Talk

Nov 10 2024 43 mins

There's no argument that trees are important to our environment. They give us beauty and of course, shade. Most Gullah folktales involve trees, which always play a significant part in Gullah Geechee culture. Many trees grow for hundreds of years. Ever wonder if they could talk and see, what stories would they tell?

Truth Telling. Reparations Healing.

Nov 05 2024 58 mins

American history is full of dirty little secrets. It's uncomfortable and it is far from pretty. Regardless of what it is, it needs to be discussed, with all of the warts and blemishes that come along with it. Our story needs to be told along with our truth; telling it and sharing it exactly as it was.....raw, dirty and straight with no chaser. With truth telling should also include

The Power of Gullah Music

Oct 27 2024 45 mins

We don't think about how important music is in our lives. For enslaved people, music was a source of strength that might have been one of the few things that helped them get throughout the day. Listen in on a fascinating conversation with Keeper of the Culture, Dr. Eric Crawford, the author of Gullah Culture in America, on the importance and power that music was and still is in our

The Best of the Best of the Best!

Oct 20 2024 46 mins

History books are full of misinformation about slavery. They often depict the enslaved as slow, lazy and even ignorant people who needed direction, to become civilized, or incapable of being independent. Of course, that couldn't be further from the truth. The enslaved Gullah Geechee were the best of the best of the best. They were the highly skilled, technological craftsmen who wer

Telling Our Own Narrative

Oct 14 2024 51 mins

The never ending debate about the past and history will probably not go away. So, how important is our history and why do we need to dwell on it? Is it that big of a deal for us to pass it down to our children? And if we do, who's telling the stories that we're sharing?

Why Preserving the Culture is so Important

Oct 06 2024 55 mins

Growing up Gullah, Zenobia Harper was gifted with all of the rich foundations that the culture has to offer, but walked away from it. Now, she's not only embracing her Gullah roots, but she's actively working to preserve it for future generations.