Traci Fant
CEO, Freedom Fighters of the Upstate
Traci Fant, Organizer Freedom Fighters Upstate SC, was born and raised in Detroit Michigan. Traci believes in building a strong community through actions—not just talking about it, being about it! As a child and throughout her teen years, she attended Greater New Mt. Moriah Baptist Church led under the leadership of Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks who was at the time President of the National NAACP. Under his leadership, Traci learned early the importance of community outreach, helping those in need, civil rights and the civil rights movement.
Traci started the organization Freedom Fighters Upstate SC in 2015 which is a volunteer-based social justice organization in Greenville, SC, which consists of dedicated individuals who have joined together to promote peace, unity, accountability and justice for all on both a local and national level. The organization’s name "Freedom Fighters" was chosen due to the fact that Traci was given the nickname Freedom Fighter by nationally known civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. She is married and has a very loving and supportive husband Jeff, 4 children and 6 grandchildren. Traci is very passionate about her mission to help people fulfill a normal, healthy, productive life and feels that together we can make a difference.