The Savannah Music Festival(SMF) is one of the largest and most diverse music festivals in the southeastern United States. The festival’s distinctive line-up showcases indigenous music from the Deep South and a wealth of internationally renowned musicians representing an abundance of musical styles and genres, including Americana, bluegrass, blues, classical, dance party, gospel, guitar, Irish, [...]
Sweet Auburn Bread Company | Atlanta, GA
Located in the heart of Atlanta’s historic Auburn Avenue, Sonja Jones’s Sweet Auburn Bread Company is a small batch from scratch bakery serving homey, southern-inspired desserts, breads and pastries. Home of the Sweet Potato Cheesecake … fit for a President. We love the German Chocolate and Red Velet cake too! If you can’t make the trip to [...]
Sweet Auburn Heritage Festival | Atlanta, GA
Founded by civil rights leader Hosea Williams in 1984, the annual Sweet Auburn Heritage Festival celebrates the history of Auburn Avenue Historical District (formerly known as Wheat Street), home to Atlanta’s first emerging African American middle class community. This year’s festival featuress live entertainment on 3 stages, cultural arts, multi-cultural foods, apparel, games, exhibits, special [...]
The Gullah/Geechee, Beaufort, SC
The Gullah/Geechee are African Americans who lived in the Low Country region of South Carolina and Georgia, which includes both the coastal plain and the Sea Islands. Known for preserving more of their African linguistic and cultural heritage than any other African American community in the U.S, they are the descendants of the slaves who worked [...]
