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 […]
A Weekend Celebrating Africatown History and Its Future
Two community events in February continued to highlight the power of Africatown’s story and its potential to energize efforts to revitalize its neighborhoods, as well as attract major news outlets. […]
Collaboration Workshop Launches the Africatown Heritage Preservation Foundation, Inc.
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 […]
Santa Visits Africatown in First Annual Christmas Breakfast
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 […]
Renew Alabama Environmental Tour Stops in Africatown
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 […]
Africatown Says ‘Yes’ to Proposed Architectural Competition at CHESS Community Meeting
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 […]
Africatown Mobile Inspires Africatown Seattle Leaders to Preserve Their Cultural Legacy
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 […]
Clotilda Discovery Prompts Celebration in Africatown
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 […]