Second Annual “Breakfast with Santa” Shines Light in Dark Times
Gifts, food, happy children, delighted parents and a visit by that special Christmas couple from the North Pole made for a good time on Saturday, Dec. 12 as CHESS hosted […]
60 Minutes with Anderson Cooper Set to Air Clotilda/Africatown Story Nov. 29
Africatown and the Clotilda story will be highlighted nationally on 60 Minutes, CBS New’s award-winning television news magazine show, with correspondent Anderson Cooper, who conducted interviews earlier this year. Cooper […]
Alabama Power Foundation Donates $75,000 to Heritage House Project in Africatown
The Alabama Power Foundation awarded a $75,000 grant to the History Museum of Mobile, putting it one step closer to sharing the Clotilda story and the town created by the […]
Africatown Residents Win Over Commission to Block Zoning Variance
The Africatown Neighborhood Plan, which reflects the thoughts and wishes of Africatown residents for their community, was the motivating factor in the Mobile’s Zoning Board of Adjustment’ decision to deny […]
Africatown Renovation Begins- Neighborhood Plan Is Working – $5.3 Million Approved
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 […]
State Sets Aside $1 Million for Africatown’s Clotilda Preservation Project
{Images by the Alabama Historic Commission} In the FY 2021 budget, the State of Alabama through Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama State Legislature appropriated $1 Million to the Alabama […]
Africatown’s New Foundation Wins National Preservation Grant
Photo caption: Africatown Heritage Preservation Foundation Board Members Anderson Flen, Ruth Ballard and Joe Womack. (Images courtesy Oberlin College and The Birmingham Times) The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African […]
Henry C. Williams, Father of Africatown History
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, […]
C.H.E.S.S. Leaders Speak on National Geographic Panel in Washington, D.C.
C.H.E.S.S.’s own President/CEO Joe Womack and Community Engagement Officer Joycelyn Davis were among the keynote speakers invited to National Geographic’s panel discussion in February to discuss its role in finding […]