Hugging Community | Artist and Activist Dewayne Barton

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Dewayne Barton is an artist, activist, social entrepreneur and voice of vision—all from the vantage of uplifting his Burton Street community.

He escaped the scourge of crack cocaine while growing up in D.C., moved to Asheville after time in the U.S. Navy and devoted his life to building up community. He co-founded the nonprofit pathway to employment called Green Opportunities. He developed Hood Huggers International and the Peace Garden in his beleaguered Burton Street neighborhood.
His latest initiative is a business incubator called Blue Note Junction. We’ll talk about all of that, along with his new playbook for community development with accountability.

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