Greenville’s chief diversity officer builds relationships, fosters potential
Bryant Davis believes public service is a calling only a select few will hear.
Black History Month
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Charles Davis Jr. inspires confidence as elementary principal, business owner
This is the third in a series of stories running in February on emerging Black leaders in the Greenville community.
Natasha Pitts strives to be part of something bigger: Emerging leaders for Black History Month
Natasha Pitts serves as Greenville Chamber of Commerce vice president of diversity and economic inclusion.
City of Greenville, Greenlink to host Black History Month bus tours
The free tours will highlight the history and significance of 11 sites located throughout the city.
Fields brings empathy learned through adversity to Greenville Habitat: Emerging Leaders
Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1986, Joseph Fields was barely 2 years old when his father was murdered.
New to painting, Allison Ford takes a vibrant approach to family history
“Having the freedom to go where I want to creatively is so relaxing to me." - Allison Ford
Gail Wilson Awan and Urban League of the Upstate will keep passing it on
"We're a small organization with a big mission," Gail Wilson Awan says, as she walks down the second-floor hallway of the historic McClaren Medical Center. "A year ago, we were looking for our niche."
Black History Month: Artist Daydrielane Osorio finds ferocity in the fragile
Daydrielane Osorio was born in Jamaica, where her father ran a photography studio.
The overlooked history of Greenville’s Black business district
A couple of buildings are all that’s left of Greenville’s historically overlooked Black business district, which once spanned roughly eight blocks off Main Street.
Black History Month: Jarrod Covington views Prisma Health Family YMCA as a conduit for togetherness
When Jarrod Covington came to Greenville County in May of 2021, he found a receptive community with a well-established YMCA.
The man behind the camera: Don Jackson’s lens of history
Don Jackson has not only mastered five decades of technology, talent and top stories, but along the way has earned Emmy and Peabody awards, as well as numerous other accolades.
Black history in photos
Activism is only part of Black history and this time period is also filled with community moments. See more photos.
Black History Month: Musician Steven Galloway speaks through his saxophone
Galloway's most recent EP, “Rooftop Melodies,” is full of laid-back grooves and velvety tenor-sax playing.
Black History Month: Students make their voices heard at the Joseph Vaughn Oratorical Competition
The oratorical contest is named after the school's first Black undergraduate, Joseph Vaughn.
Black History Month: Jamarcus Gaston seeks out the stories that define our community
Jamarcus Gaston is always searching.