Trelani Michelle, Author at Savannah Magazine

Gulla Geechee Storyteller Lillian Grant Baptiste holds a decorative gourd

Threads of Culture: Watch Night Services

Renowned storyteller Lillian Grant-Baptiste recounts the history of this New Year’s Eve tradition in the Gullah Geechee corridor.

A black woman wearing glasses standing outside under a large oak tree

Business

BlacQuity is Building Bridges

The Bluffton-based nonprofit aims to lift up the Lowcountry’s Black-owned businesses with educational programming and an annual community-wide Roots & Rivers Festival.

Features

The Woman Behind Savannah’s Taylor Square

Born enslaved in 1848, Susie King Taylor became a legendary educator, nurse and author. Hers is the only square named for a woman or an African American.