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Blk+Healthy Encouraging and supporting healthier lifestyle habits by majority Black-owned businesses.

02/24/2026

Something new is coming 🌱🧡
Blk + Healthy is taking wellness outside.

Trail hikes.
Outdoor exploration.
Community in motion.

Blk + Healthy Outdoors coming soon.
Stay tuned 🌞

02/12/2026

Join me and Victor Durrah Jr., founding Executive Director of Bruh Mentor ()and representing the Urban League of the Upstate as we discuss the journey of service to the community and the impact of mentorship.

Episode 5 of the Blk + Healthy Podcast is now live 🎧

Before stadium tours and psychedelic rock, the sound that helped shape global music was born right here in the South.Pin...
02/10/2026

Before stadium tours and psychedelic rock, the sound that helped shape global music was born right here in the South.

Pink Anderson, a Black blues guitarist residing in Spartanburg, was part of the Piedmont blues tradition , a finger-picking style rooted in the Carolinas and the everyday lives of Black Southerners. Performing in traveling medicine shows throughout the Upstate and beyond, Pink helped carry our sound far outside of Spartanburg.

Decades later, his name would live on in an unexpected way. British rock band Pink Floyd drew their name from two American bluesmen ,Pink Anderson and Floyd Council, linking the Upstate’s Black musical legacy to one of the most influential bands in the world.

This is a reminder that:
• Global culture often starts local
• Black creativity has always traveled
• Spartanburg and the Upstate have been shaping history ,even when uncredited

Our history didn’t just exist here.
It echoed worldwide. 🖤✨

Super Bowl Sunday hits different when you remember the roots.Long before the bright lights, Spartanburg’s Black athletes...
02/08/2026

Super Bowl Sunday hits different when you remember the roots.

Long before the bright lights, Spartanburg’s Black athletes were building legacy, from the segregated halls of Carver High to the fields of Broome, Spartanburg High, Chapman, and beyond.

From pioneers like Howie Williams to the 1994 draft of Gabe Wilkins, and later standouts like Anthony Simmons and Stephen Davis… the pipeline kept growing. Today’s generation, Deebo Samuel, D’Marco Jackson and more, stand on the shoulders of a lineage built right here in our community.

This isn’t just about one game.It’s about decades of discipline, opportunity, and evolution. 🖤✨

BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA II, a name that would one day become a symbol of possibility,made a campaign stop right here in Spa...
02/07/2026

BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA II, a name that would one day become a symbol of possibility,made a campaign stop right here in Spartanburg during his journey toward history.

Before becoming the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama’s path was rooted in education, community, and purpose. From organizing on the South Side of Chicago to leading the Harvard Law Review as its first Black president, his early work centered on uplifting communities and building pathways for change. His visit to Spartanburg reflected a campaign built on connection ,reaching cities and voices across South Carolina that helped shape the road to the presidency.

Alongside him stood Michelle Obama,a daughter of Chicago’s South Side whose journey through Princeton University and Harvard Law School led her from corporate law into public service, mentorship, and community leadership. Her commitment to education, wellness, and empowering the next generation would later redefine the role of First Lady and inspire millions around the world.

Their story is more than a political moment,it is a reminder that leadership is cultivated long before the spotlight. From classrooms to courtrooms, from community organizing to historic ballots cast, their journey reflects the power of preparation meeting purpose.

As we continue our Blk History Forever series, we honor the moments when national history intersected with local spaces ,including Spartanburg ,and recognize how education, service, and vision can shape a legacy that reaches far beyond one city. 🖤✨

Sources: Spartanburg Public Library, Herald-Journal, USA Today, People Magazine, historical campaign archives, For a Healthier Tomorrow partnership.

In 1928, a newspaper rooted in Spartanburg’s Black community began documenting the stories, leadership, and everyday lif...
02/05/2026

In 1928, a newspaper rooted in Spartanburg’s Black community began documenting the stories, leadership, and everyday life often left out of mainstream headlines.

The Hub City Observer, edited by Geo. T. McDowell and published from 120½ Wofford Street, served as a voice for connection,reporting on local news, regional happenings, and the milestones that shaped Black life across the Upstate and beyond.

From church gatherings and civic leadership to births, marriages, and achievements, the paper preserved moments that reflected resilience, progress, and community pride. Supported by a network of Black reporters and contributors, including women whose voices helped shape its pages ,the Observer stood as more than a newspaper. It was a record of a people determined to tell their own stories.

While many early Black publications were not fully preserved, their impact lives on through the fragments that remain ,reminding us that Spartanburg’s legacy of Black leadership has always extended beyond one street or one moment in time.

Our Blk History Forever series honors the voices, places, and publications that helped build the foundation we stand on today. 🖤✨

Source: Spartanburg County Public Libraries

Before Liberty Street became a business district,there were families laying the foundation.In the years following emanci...
02/05/2026

Before Liberty Street became a business district,there were families laying the foundation.

In the years following emancipation, families like Joseph and Priscilla Young helped shape the Southside through land ownership, faith, and community leadership,creating spaces where Black life, education, and business could grow. Their legacy continued through generations, from their son Kenneth Young, among the early Reconstruction-era Black students at the University of South Carolina, to educator Dr. C. C. Woodson, who fought for equal pay and stronger schools during segregation.

This is more than history,it’s the beginning of economic power.

Land became legacy.
Legacy became leadership.
Leadership became the foundation for the businesses, professionals, and culture that followed.

We honor the builders who turned opportunity into community and planted seeds that continue to grow across Spartanburg’s Southside today. 🖤✨

Sources: Spartanburg Juneteenth • City of Spartanburg Southside Cultural Monument • Mt. Moriah Baptist Church • University of South Carolina Libraries

From the early 1900s through the mid-20th century, a first generation of fully credentialed Black doctors and civic lead...
02/03/2026

From the early 1900s through the mid-20th century, a first generation of fully credentialed Black doctors and civic leaders helped shape Spartanburg’s legacy of care. Practicing during segregation ,often from private homes, and community spaces built systems of wellness when access was limited by design.

Leaders like Dr. J.B. Walker, Dr. T.K. Gregg,and trailblazers such as Nina Littlejohn, Carrie Bomar Petty and others that represent a time when Black business districts were sustained by Black excellence, collaboration, and a shared commitment to serving our people. They were more than professionals, they were builders, protectors, and visionaries who created pathways for generations to come.
This was more than medicine.
It was leadership. It was community. It was us taking care of us. 🖤✨

Community archives & references: Spartanburg County Public Libraries Local History Collection | South Carolina Encyclopedia | City of Spartanburg Southside Cultural Monument | Spartanburg Regional Discover Health | Mary Black Foundation | GoUpstate

Before redevelopment.Before erasure.Before the silence.Liberty Street was Spartanburg’s Black business district, a place...
02/02/2026

Before redevelopment.
Before erasure.
Before the silence.

Liberty Street was Spartanburg’s Black business district, a place where Black institutions created safety, care, and community during segregation.

Today,Episcopal Church of the Epiphany remains as one of the last physical structures to that history.

This is where the story begins.

100 years of Black History Month. 🖤✨Forever years of Black history.Our story didn’t begin in 1926, it began long before ...
02/02/2026

100 years of Black History Month. 🖤✨
Forever years of Black history.

Our story didn’t begin in 1926, it began long before and continues through us.

This month, through our Blk History Forever series, we’re honoring the living legacy by spotlighting local Black culture, voices, and impact across Upstate SC. 🧡

Because Black history isn’t just something we look back on,
it’s something we’re living, building, and passing forward.

Happy Black History Month ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

02/01/2026

Join me and Jessica, Owner of Forever Young Spa as we discuss the importance of nourishing your body for a better skin glow.

Episode 4 of the Blk + Healthy Podcast is now live 🎧

01/23/2026

Join me and Dr. Midas Hampton, Founding Executive Director of Strategic Spartanburg , as we explore the future of Spartanburg and how the people of this community are the true driving force behind its direction.

Episode 3 of the Blk + Healthy Podcast is now live 🎧

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