Mary Black Foundation Announces 2026 Dr. George Newby, Jr. Community Health Fellow The Mary Black Foundation is excited to name Elizabeth Tisdale, executive director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Spartanburg, Cherokee, and Union Counties, as the 2026 Dr....

In Her Own Words: A Portrait of Our Newby Fellow We asked our 2025 Newby Fellow, Amber Pendergraph, to share her truths, quirks, and reflections on her life and work. Modeled loosely after the famed Proust Questionnaire you may have seen in...

Foundation Awards Fellowship to Local Nonprofit Leader The Mary Black Foundation is proud to announce that Amber Pendergraph, executive director of BirthMatters, has been named the 2025 George Newby Community Health Fellow. Under Pendergraph’s leadership, BirthMatters is transforming maternal...

Catching Up With Antiwan Antiwan Tate is the founder and executive director of My Brother’s Keeper-Spartanburg. He is the 2024 recipient of the Dr. George Newby, Jr. Health Equity Leadership Award and we recently had the opportunity to catch...

Antiwan Tate Recognized with the 2024 Dr. George Newby Jr. Health Equity Leadership Award The Mary Black Foundation is excited to honor Anitwan Tate with the 2024 Dr. George Newby Jr. Health Equity Leadership Award. Antiwan Tate is the...