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, […]
Community
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 […]
CHESS Mapping Exercise is a Success
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 […]
What’s Happening with C.H.E.S.S. in Africatown – December 2018
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 […]
What’s Happening with C.H.E.S.S. in Africatown-November 2018
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 […]
What’s Happening with C.H.E.S.S. in Africatown – September 2018
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 […]