At state parks, diversity efforts haven’t worked. This SC native is trying to change that.
COLUMBIA — Earl Hunter used to live pretty close to Sesquicentennial State Park.He has memories from growing up of visiting the park with family, but he never knew “Sesqui” had a campground. There wasn’t really a reason to know. His family didn’t camp
Football Coach Buddy Pough Joins Effort to Attract More African Americans to the Great Outdoors
SC State University Head Football Coach Oliver “Buddy” Pough is wrapping up a Tailgate Tour of South Carolina state parks this weekend at Sesquicentennial to launch a marketing initiative designed to draw more African Americans to the great outdoors.
Black Folks Camp Too is blazing the trail to a more inclusive outdoors
Brevard, NC - Black Folks Camp Too is blazing the trail to a more inclusive outdoors with our mission of removing fears, adding knowledge, and inviting “more” Black Folks to camp
Black Folks Camp Too aims to get Black people hiking, camping, into the outdoor economy
Founder and president of marketing-based company Black Folks Camp Too hopes to use his influence to encourage more Black people to enjoy the outdoors.
Black Folks Camp Too Changes Industry Narrative, Adds Push for Diversity and Inclusion
I first learned to camp as a Girl Scout at Patapsco State Park, just outside my hometown of Baltimore, Md. I enjoyed learning to pitch a tent, hiking, birdwatching and sitting around the campfire roasting marshmallows for s’mores. But I hated having to dig a latrine in the dirt
A New Startup Wants to Teach the Outdoor Industry That ‘Black Folks Camp Too’
After a cross-country road trip, Earl Hunter Jr. made it his business to break down racial lines in the outdoors
Black Folks Camp Too Brings New Prospects to Dealers
People who have met Earl B. Hunter Jr. would call him a “hundred percenter.” He is all-in on whatever task or business he sets his mind to. Hunter cut his teeth in the RV industry
