Chemical plants, a cement-making plant and the potential for increased traffic from a proposed toll bridge are but some of the environmental issues Africatown has faced for decades and continues […]
K. Wyking Garrett thought he was doing something novel when he and others came up with the name “Africa Town” to preserve what was left of the once bustling black […]
Kids, kites, food and fun. All the ingredients for another successful kite-flying day in Africatown. The second annual event brings together scores of children from the community and those who […]
NRLA Sailors Volunteer at MLK Day of Service Event Story and photos by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Kathleen Gorby MOBILE, AL. – More than 180 Sailors from Navy Recruiting Leadership […]
Merry Christmas from C.H.E.S.S. On December 21, 2018 CHESS gave out 10 bikes at the Robert L. Hope Community Center in Africatown. The children and the parents were more than […]
Africatown residents voiced their concerns in a first-of-its-kind meeting with one of the big chemical companies in the area, which experienced problems when one of the tanks delivered to its […]
AFRICATOWN HERITAGE MOTORCADE & COMMUNITY DAYS — 9-2-2018 The first weekend of September were busy with activities in Africatown. The first event was the first annual motorcade with floats consisting […]
AFRICATOWN HOSTS THE FREEDOM TO BREATHE BUS TOUR ON CLIMATE CHANGE –8-30-2018 The Freedom to Breathe Bus Tour visited Africatown on August 30 to draw attention to the immediate impacts […]
(MOBILE, Ala. – Jun 01, 2018) – The National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program is pleased to announce the official launch of the Africatown Connections Blueway — a […]
The Alabama Historical Commission announced that it is launching a new effort to find and catalog sunken ships in the Mobile River delta, months after the unsuccessful hunt to find […]
