Antiwan Tate of My Brother’s Keeper-Spartanburg recognized with award
February 21, 2024
Mary Black Foundation has awarded Antiwan Tate the 2024 Dr. George Newby, Jr. Health Equity Leadership Award. The award honors the legacy of Dr. Newby by celebrating the work of health equity champions in the Spartanburg community and carries with it an unrestricted $25,000 grant.
Dr. George Newby, Jr. was the former CEO of ReGenesis Health Care and community health professor at USC Upstate. The award was developed by the Foundation to honor Dr. Newby’s lifelong work to ensure accessible and equitable healthcare for all people in Spartanburg County. Its purpose is to recognize an individual or organization working to advance health equity by ensuring that all people in Spartanburg County have access to opportunities for health and wellbeing regardless of who they are or where they live.
The 2024 recipient, Antiwan Tate, is the Founding Mentor and Executive Director of My Brother’s Keeper-Spartanburg. My Brother’s Keeper-Spartanburg is a recognized community affiliate of the Obama Foundation’s My Brother’s Keeper Initiative as well as the YMCA of the USA National Young Men of Color Initiative. Both national initiatives utilize a cradle-to-career framework centered around key milestones, strategies, data, and best practices designed to improve outcomes for boys and young men of color. My Brother’s Keeper-Spartanburg uses a Positive Youth Development model through the offering of school and community-based programming centered around mentorship, leadership, entrepreneurship, civic engagement, community service, career exploration, and mental health.
“We were inspired by the number and quality of nominations we received this year,” said Molly Talbot-Metz, President and CEO of Mary Black Foundation. “We are excited to honor Antiwan Tate with the Dr. George Newby Jr. Health Equity Leadership Award for his work to support the healthy development of young men of color in our community. I believe Dr. Newby would be proud of Antiwan and the work he is doing.”
Antiwan Tate will use the funds awarded to continue focusing on improving the mental health and wellbeing of the My Brother’s Keeper youth. For more information about the award and past recipients, visit www.maryblackfoundation.org.
