Black History Month

"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."

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.

When Jarrod Covington came to Greenville County in May of 2021, he found a receptive community with a well-established YMCA.

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.

The oratorical contest is named after the school's first Black undergraduate, Joseph Vaughn.

Jamarcus Gaston is always searching.

Vinson Royal received the call to ministry in March 1991.

Time is tight. Chandra Dillard’s racing between obligations in the Upstate and a General Assembly session that’s starting in Columbia. Thoughts of providing a quality home for everyone are top…

Now in its 104th year, the center is a benchmark of collaboration with its partner agencies. 

Individual names may fade, but something more endures -- a shared history, a community.

“For the culture of the Black American, it’s important for us to hold onto the memory of our history.” - Vinson Royal, 16th pastor of Springfield Baptist Church.