Black History Month

Xanthene Norris: She never said ‘no’

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.

Black History Month

Dove Dupree: Using his voice, keeping the faith

“When you’re 7, you’re rapping about crayons and cartoons. It’s nothing great, but I never stopped.”

Black History Month

Hip-hop artist Shyland Flowers is nostalgic by nature

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.

E.B. Holloway championed African American interests in early 20th century Greenville

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.…

Black History Month

Clemson’s Men of Color Summit highlights high school program for young men

“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.

Greenville’s black athletes helped moved the goal posts for national sports’ desegregation

“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: ‘With art, you have a voice’

“With art, you have a voice, and you decide how you want to use that voice."

Still Standing: Southernside neighborhood looks back on troubled history, ahead to Unity Park

“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.