Human Relations | Greenville County Government

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Cooper White Humanitarin Award

This award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated a lifelong dedication and commitment to:

Advocating Civil and Human Rights, and Equality and Justice for all
Led the development of contemporary measures to fight discrimination and prejudice and the effects of past discrimination
Fostered positive inter-group relations among persons of different races, ages, ethnic origins, sex, religious backgrounds, or physical and mental abilities

Lila Mae Brock Community Empowerment Award

This award is presented to an individual or non-profit organization that has:

Empowered others to improve the quality of life for a disfranchised community
Pioneered renewal efforts for the community and enlisted, trained, and encouraged volunteers
Established partnerships, which enabled community members to take charge of their lives

Currie B. Spivey, Jr. Business And Industry Award

This award is presented to an individual in the business and industrial community, or to a business or industrial organization that has:

Fostered affirmative action to bring about equality of opportunity
Contributed to the development of opportunities for persons to work and/or live in a discrimination-free environment
Led the development of programs and mechanisms, which assist disabled, impoverished, or minority individuals in the community and fostered equal opportunity

Robert J. Wilson, III Fair Housing Award

This award recognizes the individual or organization that has promoted safe, decent, and affordable housing through construction, rehabilitation, or the provision of innovative housing services which ensure the rights of our citizens and promote fair housing opportunities.

This award was renamed in 2004 for Robert WilsonТs lifelong dedication to fair housing. He was a first-time homebuyer educator and case manager with the Greenville County Human Relations Commission when he unexpectedly passed away.

Award Of Special Recognition Or Award Of Merit

These awards are not given every year but they are when a person, a group of persons, or an organization may not fit the criteria of the aforementioned awards but does something so extraordinary in the area of housing that it warrants public recognition of their actions as an example for others.

Celebrate Black History Month

At the Greenville County Human Relations Commission, our goal is to improve the quality of life through the promotion of harmonious relationships among the citizens in our community. Along with The Greenville News, we encourage tolerance, understanding and equitable treatment for all people. It is in the spirit of promoting unity that we present this coloring book. This is also an opportunity to learn more about figures in black history.

We are most grateful to The Greenville News and Central Carolina Bank for underwriting the publication of our coloring book.

Please take time to read and share this book with your child. Help them to understand and promote tolerance. It is through the actions of small people that big things can happen!

Sharon Smathers
Executive Director, Human Relations Commission

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