Storygathering – Krak Teet

Deep South Lesson: Culture Survives by Doing and by Asking

Community Building, Storygathering February 8, 2026

Last week I interviewed a Blacksmith in Charleston, interviewed a visual artist and storyteller in Savannah, and I attended a hog killing in Ridgeville, South Carolina. All of it, I

Krakin’ Teet ‘Cross Geechee Generations

Storygathering June 15, 2024

Two Geechee elders and two Geechee teens joined our founder to krak teet about controversial topics. Co-sponsored by Georgia Humanities, in partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, through

John Langston Gwaltney: Your Life Purpose Requires Your Abilities, Disabilities, and Life Experiences

Bios, Storygathering September 25, 2023

…Soji is the word for an unbaptised person in the old-time religion. Such unbaptized persons learned the core Black way by listening to their elders. And the other thing that

Anthropologists Ain’t Gotta Go To College or Quit Their Job

Storygathering September 30, 2021

“I might not know how to use 34 words where 3 will do, but that does not mean that I don’t know what I’m talking about.” -Drylongso, John Langston Gwaltney

Vera Mae Green got me going to a Quaker meeting and changing my wardrobe

Bios, Storygathering September 4, 2021

That whole Bohemian style that’s really popular these days–Vera Mae Green was already on it. Although it’s trendy now, some folks are just naturally drawn to eclectic patterns and colors.

Sister Souljah + Krak Teet for Kids

Storygathering, Uncategorized June 18, 2021

I shared in my journal entry a couple days ago how I’ve been walking/running (most days) to shake up the way I’m honoring my ancestors. Just for the month of

Your Past is Bigger Than You: It’s Family + Community History. It’s Black History.

Storygathering February 15, 2021

Writing other people’s life stories–whether it’s a couple paragraphs or an entire book–taught me a valuable lesson. That is: Personal history is family history, and family history is community history

10 Questions to Ask Your Elders

Storygathering, Uncategorized November 10, 2020

If you can record them answering the questions, EVEN BETTER! You’ll appreciate it so much more when they’re no longer with us. Imagine having a recording of your great-grandmother talking.

8 Steps for those ready to organize and act

Storygathering, Uncategorized May 27, 2020

[Originally published in 2016 on Blavity.com] I went to the Million Man March last year for a call to action. I wanted to know what black people would do when

The other side of the family

Storygathering February 6, 2020

This past weekend I drove four hours north to my birthplace of Monroe, Louisiana, also where my parents were born and raised. I have a lot of family there, but