Change by design: Kitty Black Perkins, the SC woman who styled ‘Black Barbie’
Perkins retired from Mattel in 2004 as chief designer of fashions and doll concepts for Barbie.
Black History Month
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USC Upstate professor uses guiding principles for teaching, business
Although his educational background began in middle education, Lee applies the CARE method to adult students at USC Upstate.
Longtime community advocate Felsie Harris lifts up Greenville’s Haynie-Sirrine neighborhood
Harris was elected president of the Haynie-Sirrine Neighborhood Association at the first meeting she attended.
Passion for excellence drives Charles Brewer’s rise at Poinsett Club
Brewer credits much of his success to mentors throughout his life who saw his potential and pushed him to reach beyond the familiar and try his hand at new challenges.
Greenville’s Black baseball history receives long overdue recognition
Baseball has been a cornerstone of the Greenville community for over 100 years.
Watch: Lunchbox Learning at Upcountry History Museum with Mable Owens Clarke
The Matriarch of Soapstone Baptist Church, Mable Owens Clarke, shared stories and insights from the post-slavery era to today during Lunchbox Learning at Upcountry History Museum.
Jones launches Six Nineteen, seeks ‘to leave a legacy’
Six Nineteen is the first Black-woman-owned spirit business in Greenville and the third Black-owned spirit in South Carolina.
Glenis Redmond, Greenville’s poet laureate, ‘gathers people to tell stories’
Glenis Redmond devotes four to five hours a day to writing poetry.
Habitat Greenville CEO LaTonya Phillips reflects on ‘work that matters’
This is the first in a series of profiles of community leaders running in the Greenville Journal during Black History Month.
Greenville’s chief diversity officer builds relationships, fosters potential
Bryant Davis believes public service is a calling only a select few will hear.
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