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Africatown Mobile Inspires Africatown Seattle Leaders to Preserve Their Cultural Legacy

July 21, 2019August 11, 2019 CHESS Administrator

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 […]

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Clotilda Discovery Prompts Celebration in Africatown

June 11, 2019August 9, 2019 CHESS Administrator

News that underwater archaeologists, divers, historians and preservationists confirmed that one of the shipwrecks in the Mobile River delta was indeed the Clotilda slave ship brought celebration to all of […]

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CHESS Mapping Exercise is a Success

May 20, 2019August 9, 2019 CHESS Administrator

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 […]

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Africatown Kite Flying Day in March

March 19, 2019August 9, 2019 CHESS Administrator

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 […]

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“Spirit of Our Ancestors” Festival A Huge Success

February 24, 2019December 15, 2019 CHESS Administrator

C.H.E.S.S. Community Engagement Officer Sets the Pace for New Annual Event in Africatown Joycelyn Davis felt the tug to continue her family legacy, training under her aunt, Lorna Woods, to […]

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AFRICATOWN NATIVE FEATURED IN NAVY NEWS ARTICLE – CHIEF JASON LEWIS

February 14, 2019March 18, 2019 CHESS Administrator

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 […]

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What’s Happening with C.H.E.S.S. in Africatown – December 2018

January 18, 2019March 18, 2019 CHESS Administrator

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 […]

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What’s Happening with C.H.E.S.S. in Africatown-November 2018

December 18, 2018March 18, 2019 CHESS Administrator

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 […]

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What’s Happening with C.H.E.S.S. in Africatown – September 2018

September 16, 2018March 18, 2019 CHESS Administrator

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 […]

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