Aug. 28—TIFTON — Owners of Bryant's Barbershop, the first Black-owned barbershop in the city, are campaigning to repair the establishment and preserve its heritage and legacy.

The business serves as one of the last remnants of Newfront, an economic hub of Black-owned businesses that exploded on South Park Avenue during the 1950s and 1960s.

Khalliah Bryant, the head of the campaign and daughter of the previous owner, the late Ira S. Bryant III, fondly looks back on the stories her father used to tell about the area and the family barbershop.

As the name suggests, the barbershop has been in Bryant's family since her grandfather opened it in the 1950s and she is determined to preserve the history it has for both her family and the Black community of Tifton.

"The barbershop is the last standing historical building that represents Black ownership in that area and I think it's really important that we keep a piece of history alive in that area," Bryant said. "I just hate to see it go."

Even once Newfront began to fade away, Ira S. Bryant III continued to run the shop in his father's stead, but passed away in 2016, leaving the business in the hands of his wife and daughter.

The pair have attempted to revitalize the barbershop with aid from other barbers and cosmetologists but the building has unfortunately seen better days, and is in need of repair.

Bryant was spurred to start her campaign following a request she and her mother received from the City of Tifton, asking them to ensure the property keeps to current standards or risk it being claimed by the city.

In response, Bryant started a GoFundMe campaign in early August, requesting a $7,000 goal that would be put toward repairing the barbershop and getting it to city standards.

Bryant reported the funds would be used to repair the roof and some structural issues then conduct further analysis on the building to identify other issues.

Bryant said she and her family hope to not only preserve the legacy of a building so important to the African American culture and history of Tifton but create new opportunities for future barbers and cosmetologists in what was once and will hopefully remain a pillar of the Black community.

"I think it's so important that Black people have a reminder of how far they've come, especially with the Civil Rights Movement." Bryant said. "It's important that we continue the legacy of barbershops — historic barbershops, the ones with the leather bands and the genuine razors that they use — and just keep a part of history going. That's what I hope to see for that area."

For more information on Bryant's GoFundMe or to donate to her cause, visit https://gf.me/v/c/67by/help-preserve-tiftons-1st-black-owned-barbershop.

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