WHILE POPULAR CULTURE associates New Year’s Eve with glittering fireworks, sparkling wine and countdowns, the holiday has a different connotation for renowned Gullah Geechee storyteller Lillian Grant-Baptiste: Watch Night Services, a traditional service held in the final hours of the year.…
Lillian Grant-Baptiste is a Savannah native with stories to share. A gifted orator, Grant-Baptiste uses the power of storytelling to uplift and inspire audiences throughout the Hostess City and beyond. Stories have always been an important part of her life ever since childhood, and she fondly recalls the spirited stories her great grandmother used to tell her growing up. She would sit at her feet alongside her two brothers as the matriarch would regale them with stories passed down through generations.…