Africatown
Clotilda Memorial Design Opens To Artists
The state is funding a memorial to honor the survivors of the slave ship Clotilda, and officials are seeking artists to design it, AL.com reported....
Culture Fest Coming To Africatown
The Africatown Heritage House is hosting Culture Fest 2026 on July 25 from 1-5 p.m. There will be a variety of activities, entertainment and enriching...
Africatown Welcome Center Update Coming Up
The City of Mobile invites residents, community stakeholders and interested visitors to attend an informational meeting on July 16 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Robert...
Mobile County Breaks Ground On Lewis Landing Waterfront Park
The Mobile County Commission held a groundbreaking ceremony on May 14 for Lewis Landing, a nearly 2-acre public park on Three Mile Creek near Africatown....
Africatown Hall & Food Bank Opens
The Africatown Hall & Food Bank recently opened at 2201 Paper Mill Road in Mobile, the Mobile County Commission announced. The commission says that the...
Africatown Heritage House Bioswale, Garden Open
The Africatown Heritage House Bioswale, a learning laboratory for the Mobile County Training School’s students and teachers, was dedicated in an instructional ceremony on August...
Descendant To Get Gala Premiere At Mobile Saenger
MOBILE, Ala. — The award-winning documentary Descendant, which tells the story of the Africatown community founded by survivors of the slave ship Clotilda, will get...
Alabama Author Releases The Last Slave Ship
MOBILE, Ala. — Alabama author Ben Raines, a former AL.com journalist and a longtime environmental writer, recently released The Last Slave Ship, a book that...
Mobile Native’s Africatown Film Accepted By Sundance
Descendant, an Africatown film by Mobile native and director Margaret Brown, has been accepted by the Sundance Film Festival, AL.com reported. Brown has previously created...
Africatown Heritage House Parts Arrive
Prefabricated portions of the Africatown Heritage House were recently delivered to the Robert L. Hope Community Center South Georgia, AL.com reports. The permanent home for...
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