This is part 2 of the Asheville, North Carolina trip, featuring a walking tour with Hood Huggers International.
The Hood Huggers International Tour
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Another detail from the mural at Triangle Park 
A detail from the Triangle Park mural 
The sign for the Young Men’s Institute 
The corner bar in the Block 
Stephens-Lee Recreation Center, what’s left of the school 
The sign at the entrance of Dr. George Washington Carver Edible Park 
B-Love, AKA Dewayne Burton, my tour guide 
A sketch of the Stephens-Lee school before it was torn down. 
Triangle Park 
B-Love’s cape
If you are interested in a tour visit www.hoodhuggers.com
Asheville, NC The Block - Purple Rosemary
[…] On my recent trip to Asheville, NC, I took a walking tour with a company called Hood Huggers International. The tour features the history of African-Americans in Asheville, as well as a look to the future of the community. The tours founder, Dewayne Burton, took me to an area called “The Block”. The block is an area of downtown Asheville that was once a thriving African-American Community. Burton is very involved with his community and is working hard to improve the lives of African=Americans, not just in Asheville but in the United States. He has created a new “green” book that features black owned businesses in Asheville and is hoping to expand the book. If you want to know more about my tour, you can listen to the Podcast here. […]