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Lowcountry Gullah

Mean Ole Lion Media

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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01:33:49

Journey to Ghana | A Personal Awakening

Lowcountry Gullah ·

2025/08/10

From walking in the footsteps of our ancestors to telling their untold stories, connecting with our past is so important; especially when it includes their truth and a clarity of understanding all of pain and suffering that they experienced. When it's done right, it's grounding and oh so powerful. Poet and author, Stephen Q. Gray shares his emotional journey back to Africa and his motivation behind the incredible depth behind the writings that launched the series of books, One Voice of a

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00:52:12

Ancestral Breadcrumbs

Lowcountry Gullah ·

2025/08/03

From DNA to cardinal sightings to passed down generational skills to muscle memory of things that we do everyday, can all be traced back to from "whence we come." Connecting to our ancestors is an incredible gift that is empowering and grounding. It also is at the very core of who we really are. And once you know that, well, the rest is just powerful.

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01:07:00

Keeper of the Culture | Matthew Raiford

Lowcountry Gullah ·

2025/07/27

West African tradition says that one should speak for themselves and for the ancestors who came before you. Gullah Chef, author and 6th generation farmer, Matthew Raiford is doing exactly that! He has taken his love for the culture, his roots and food and incorporated all of it into a lifestyle and business that is surly making the ancestors proud!

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00:58:46

The Gullah Geechee Subculture

Lowcountry Gullah ·

2025/07/21

For generations, depending on where you came from, the thoughts of enslaved people and / or Black Americans tended to be lumped into "traditionally, it's all the same." But, is it? The question should be, why are the Gullah Geechee so different?

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00:44:34

Keeper of the Culture | Glander Pressly

Lowcountry Gullah ·

2025/07/13

Like a lot of people, Glander Pressly grew up in the culture, but through her work she shares its richness all the time. For her, spreading Gullah is a deeply personal experience that she appreciates every day. It's easy to say that you appreciate something, but the mental impact and muscule memmory that kicks in, especially when she looks at slave cabins or handles shackles or any other remnants from the ancestors leaves a very strong and lasting impression that's hard to put into words.

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00:27:43

Cultural Heritage Tour

Lowcountry Gullah ·

2025/07/06

For years and years, people have been asking about what's the best way to experience the Gullah Geechee Heritage Corridor. And sure, making random stops from North Carolina to Florida can be done, but now there's a Cultural Heritage Tour that's not only an immersive experience, but a pilgrimage that is a journey of memory, land and liberation that follows the path of how our ancestors were able to resist and survive.

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00:32:37

So What Is Heirs' Property? Part 2

Lowcountry Gullah ·

2025/06/29

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 in a fascinating conversation with Pastor Robin Dease who not only has heirs' property, but has also studied it, as well as worked to resolve it with members of her former congegation on John's Island, South Carolina.

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00:27:43

So What Is Heirs' Property?

Lowcountry Gullah ·

2025/06/22

Land is land. Either you own it, or you don’t. Like any other asset, it has a value that can be calculated into a cost, right? Well, interestingly enough, the answer to that question varies, depending on who you’re asking. To most people, the answer is a clear and definitive yes. However, to a Gullah / Geechee, or native islander, the answer might be a resounding no. Confused? Let me explain.

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00:51:21

Ancestorial Breadcrumbs

Lowcountry Gullah ·

2025/06/15

From DNA to cardinal sightings to passed down generational skills to muscle memory of things that we do everyday, can all be traced back to from "whence we come". Connecting to our ancestors is an incredible gift that is empowering and grounding. It also is at the very core of who we really are. And once you know that, well, the rest is just powerful.

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01:07:22

The Slave Brokers

Lowcountry Gullah ·

2025/06/08

America was a slave society and its involvement from the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade to the Domestic Slave Trade might be known, but the details are often overlooked. The Slave Traders or Brokers were the core and very foundation of the economic engine that kept slavery going. But, how was it done? Who were the Brokers? What type of people were they?

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00:34:29

Music's Regional Impact

Lowcountry Gullah ·

2025/06/01

Musical influences can come from anywhere, but never before have we been able to understand the cultural and regional impacts that the very sounds that we hear in various parts of the US and around the world come from all around the diaspora. So from African beats to the blended sounds from the Gullah community to Cajun and Northern states, wherever you're hearing music, it can be and has been traced back to its origins. Listen in on a fascinating conversation about a study on where the variety of

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00:54:54

Edisto Island

Lowcountry Gullah ·

2025/05/26

When it comes to the Gullah Islands, Hilton Head and St. Helena, South Carolina and Sapelo and Jekyll Islands in Georgia, are usually the ones that are the first to come to mind. But sandwiched between Hilton Head and Charleston is Edisto Island, which just like the rest of the Gullah islands, has a rich and storied history of its own.

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01:04:37

Doing the Right Thing

Lowcountry Gullah ·

2025/05/18

Everyone has a story. We often think about all of the negatives that came out of slavery, but it's nice to come across the tales of the good that people did in their community. Many white families risked their lives to rescue and help free enslaved people. Here's one of those underground railroad stories of heroism and the steadfast desire to do the right thing.

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00:32:20

The Black Moses

Lowcountry Gullah ·

2025/05/12

Most people don't know that Harriet Tubman was nicknamed the Black Moses and spent several years in South Carolina or that she was a nurse, spy and scout for the Union Army. Her invaluable work in Beaufort County, South Carolina led to the largest emancipation event of the Civil War, the Combahee River Raid, where around 750 enslaved people were rescued. That's just one more of Tubman's amazing accomplishments that she achieved outside of the work that she did on the Underground Railroad.

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00:58:39

African Proverbs

Lowcountry Gullah ·

2025/05/04

We don't usually think about the origins of a lot of the things that we say or do, but for every action, or how we do what we do, there's a time proven reason. Even the sayings that we share on a daily basis, like "it takes a village to raise a child" had to come from somewhere. The use of African Proverbs has become almost second nature to us, even though we don't know of why or where it came from.

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00:35:34

It's All About Culture!

Lowcountry Gullah ·

2025/04/27

Passing down elements of our culture is what we have come to expect from our elders. But, when the youth around us not only get it, but are spreading culture on their own, well, that's definitely something to talk about and support! Meet the West Sisters, who are extremely talented and promising young filmmakers who are sharing the importance of culture and traditions with the next generation.

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01:11:39

The Face of the Fight for Black Land

Lowcountry Gullah ·

2025/04/20

High rates of Black land loss and heirs' property issues have been around since the end of the civil war and unfortunately, acres are disappearing at an alarming speed. The critical state that we're in usually is a nameless, faceless process that is often remains unspoken....until 96 year old Josephine Wright made her valiant fight to keep her land from the hands of a developer into a national story. From local support to a national story and celebrity contributions, Josephine's story represented

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00:47:01

Following the Diaspora Home

Lowcountry Gullah ·

2025/04/13

Everyone needs a vacation, but you never know when a trip or experience will impact your life. Going to Africa is one of those life-changing experiences that everyone of the diaspora should take. It might start out as being just another place in the world, but it could end up as an introduction to a new world of cultural connections that one could never prepare for.

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01:17:25

Lowcountry Gullah

Lowcountry Gullah ·

2025/04/06

We often talk about or recognize that we're descendants of enslaved people, but what does that really mean? Acknowledging it is just one part of accepting who we are and where we came from. But what's most important, is not only appreciating the richness of our our culture, but also capturing and passing down our traditional practices, so that future generations can continue on ancestral paths that were left for us to follow and hear the voices of wisdom from those who came before us.

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00:56:42

The Planter Class

Lowcountry Gullah ·

2025/03/30

Enslavers are often thought about as simple farmers or wealthy ones. What is not widely known is that the southern planter class of enslavers were mostly the creme de la creme of society. They were part of an organized and calculated club of people who were founding fathers, signers of the Declaration of Independence, Governors and other influential national leaders who made their money from slavery.

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