Africatown News Today

MOBILE – The Alabama Department of Transportation, along with the chairmen of the Eastern Shore Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Mobile Metropolitan P

The stories of two Africatown co-founders and Clotilda survivors are set to be released in a new book.The book is titled 'Embracing Your Past to Empower Your Fu

‘Roots,’ ‘High on the Hog,’ ‘Summer of Soul’ and ‘Eyes on the Prize’ are some of the titles that portray different periods of Black History.

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Africatown Heritage House was named a nominee in the USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards for Best New Museum. The home was nominated by journalists who have visited Mobile and seen its progress over the years. The exhibit, operated by the History Museum of Mobile, Mobile County Commission and the […]

Jaqueline Tunstall-Williams came tonight, eager to get a glimpse of the future of Africatown's past."I was born and raised in this area,” SHE SAYS, “and I grew

Low tide along the Mobile River allowed a never before documented sighting of the last known ship to bring slaves to the US: The Clotilda.Pictures were captured

The City of Mobile and its grant partners have scheduled a community meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 24, regarding the ongoing EPA Brownfields Assessment in the Africa

The Clotilda, the last known U.S. slave ship, arrived in Mobile, Alabama, in 1860 with 110 enslaved people. Travel journalist Natalie Preddie visits and reports on the opening of "Clotilda: The Exhibition" at the Africatown Heritage House.

Learn more about the origins of Africatown Heritage House, dedicated to ‘Clotilda’ survivors in Alabama, which also displays artifacts from the slave ship.

On July 8, 1860, 110 kidnapped West Africans were offloaded from the Clotilda in the Mobile River. 163 years later to the day, the Africatown Heritage House and “Clotilda: The Exhibition” opened to the public.