On the 150th anniversary of the “incorporation” of Africatown (1870 – 2020), the Year 2020 will be remembered in Africatown as the year monies were committed and projects were started […]
While the world continues to learn about Africatown’s past, present and vision for the future, I would like to say a few words about one of my favorite Africatown heroes, […]
The letters “T,” “E,” “A,” and “M,” were each printed on separate pieces of paper, and placed on 10 tables, where more than 80 people sat in a room at […]
Mr. and Mrs. Claus kicked off C.H.E.S.S.’s first annual “Breakfast with Santa” that included grits, eggs, sausage and bacon, and a room full of toys for the more than 120 […]
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 […]
What if architects could design 30 new types of houses to put on Africatown’s vacant lots? What if the floodplain on the abandoned Josephine Allen public housing site could be […]
One of the projects CHESS is required to complete for The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, our grantor, requires us to survey residents of Africatown to get their input […]
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 […]
