To commemorate Black History Month, Xpress asked longtime Asheville residents to share their memories of the three historic African American sites.
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Around Town: ‘The Vagina Monologues’ raises money for domestic violence nonprofit
The Orange Peel presents ‘The Vagina Monologues’ to raise money for Helpmate. Plus, a local poet releases a small collection, the Asheville Celtic Festival returns and Story Parlor’s AVL Revue series honors Black History Month.
Letter: Build empathy with visits to living legacies
“Asheville’s Peace Gardens and Hood Huggers International are the perfect preparation for a visit to Montgomery.”
What’s new in food: Soul Food Supper celebrates Black History Month
Soul Food Supper returns to help celebrate Black History Month. Also: Hi-Wire Brewing celebrate Mardi Gras with a special beer release; Murasaki Asheville opens in Arden; and more!
Around Town: Arts and Crafts Conference and Shows celebrates 35 years in Asheville
The National Arts and Crafts Conference and Shows returns to The Omni Grove Park Inn. Plus: Citizen Vinyl launches a podcast; Hood Huggers offers free tours to Black residents; and the Western North Carolina Historical Association presents a talk on the Brevard Rosenwald School.
From bigotry to advocacy: The Gospel According to Jerry
“To be honest, it was those very acts of civil disobedience — the lunch counter sit-ins by dignified young Black people, the reasoned speeches of Martin Luther King and the angry voice of Malcolm X — that gradually opened my eyes.”
Small bites: Soul Food Supper
Chicken, black eyed-peas and collard greens are among the items to be served at the upcoming Soul Food Supper, hosted by Asheville Parks and Recreation. Also: Lookout Brewing Co. holds a mac and cheese cookoff; The Cut Cocktail Lounge celebrates Mardi Gras with a crawfish boil; and plenty more in this week’s Small bites.
Hidden history: Shining a light on African-American achievements
“So if we are going to rise forth, let us begin to courageously open the gates of true intellect and research and let go of holding back hidden facts in fear.”
Asheville Archives: Emancipation Day
Throughout the late 19th and early 20th century, Asheville’s African-American community took to the streets on Jan. 1 of each year to celebrate Emancipation Day.
Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence and the integration of Black Mountain College
It was Josef Albers who invited the Lawrences for the 1946 summer session. They were provided with private transportation to shield them from segregation.
Black History Month event to focus on Asheville restaurant industry
The reception will honor Asheville’s black chefs, restaurant owners and hospitality employees.
Up from slavery: Isaac Dickson, Asheville pioneer
