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Black History Month

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Xanthene Norris
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Xanthene Norris: She never said ‘no’

  • Anna Lee
  • February 28, 2020
Now serving her fifth and last term on Greenville County Council, Xanthene Norris has taught generations of students as a French teacher at Sterling High School and then as a guidance counselor at Greenville High.
Dove Dupree
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Dove Dupree: Using his voice, keeping the faith

  • John Jeter
  • February 27, 2020
“When you’re 7, you’re rapping about crayons and cartoons. It’s nothing great, but I never stopped.”
Shyland Flowers
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Hip-hop artist Shyland Flowers is nostalgic by nature

  • Vincent Harris
  • February 27, 2020
Shyland Flowers is a mainstay of the Upstate hip-hop scene, and he says there’s been a steady improvement on that scene over the last few years.
EB Holloway
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E.B. Holloway championed African American interests in early 20th century Greenville

  • John Jeter
  • February 27, 2020
Greenville’s first black letter carrier, hailed as one of the earliest proponents for a park in West Greenville, is now seen as an inspiration for what is becoming Unity Park.…
Men of Color Summit
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Clemson’s Men of Color Summit highlights high school program for young men

  • Alex Cooper
  • February 27, 2020
“We are trying to illuminate pathways to college for all of our young men so that when they get to their senior year of high school, they’re making more informed decisions about what they want their next steps to be,” said Matthew Kirk, associate director of Tiger Alliance, a program for African American and Hispanic male high school students.
Sports desegregation
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Greenville’s black athletes helped moved the goal posts for national sports’ desegregation

  • John Jeter
  • February 27, 2020
“At the time, Maryland State had the largest and probably one of the best football teams in the country, but it was segregated,” Merl Code says.
John Pendarvis
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John Pendarvis: ‘With art, you have a voice’

  • John Jeter
  • February 22, 2020
“With art, you have a voice, and you decide how you want to use that voice."
Unity Park
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Still Standing: Southernside neighborhood looks back on troubled history, ahead to Unity Park

  • John Jeter
  • February 21, 2020
“Growing up in this area, we were all family. Neighbors looked out for one another. Children knew they had to be respectful, and we had to go to church and schools,” Mary Duckett said.
Joseph Young
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Returning home, conductor Joseph Young leads Greenville Symphony program

  • Paul Hyde
  • February 20, 2020
“It’s very much a homecoming to be back in the area,” Joseph Young said.
Jamie Wright
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Singer Jamie Wright overcame bullying and stayed true to herself

  • Vincent Harris
  • February 20, 2020
“When I started public school I was bullied very badly. I turned to music as an outlet, and my life has never been the same.”
Jubilee Baptist Church
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Desegregating Sundays: Diverse congregations come together in traditionally black churches

  • John Jeter
  • February 20, 2020
Jubilee Baptist Church is one of nearly two dozen black churches in Greenville that share a tradition that stretches back more than a century.
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Black History Month: Steps along the journey

  • Alex Cooper
  • February 20, 2020
We take a look at some of the pivotal moments African American leaders and history-makers that have roots right here in the Upstate.
Chotsani Dean
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Chotsani Dean: Sojourning through history with art

  • John Jeter
  • February 13, 2020
“It’s about coalescing the past, the present and things about the future,” Chotsani Dean says of her art. “I’m always positioning myself in terms of what I’m seeing.”
Shannon Hoover
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Leader of the band

  • Vincent Harris
  • February 13, 2020
“I really took to music early,” Shannon Hoover says.
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Chancey Lindsey-Peake: Sharing baked goods with good spirits

  • John Jeter
  • February 12, 2020
Banana Manna LLC incorporated in 2010, and in 2016, the company got an $1,800 microloan. Finally, she earned a coveted vending spot in the TD Saturday Market.

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