A new festival will celebrate the legacy and potential of the Africatown community this weekend, offering a four-day slate of free events. The inaugural Owambe Black History Month Festival is ...

DHL, the global logistics company, officially opened the Pollee & Rose Allen School of Logistics and Trade in Mobile, AL, on Thursday, Feb 6.

Keep your eyes peeled for Cain’s statue in Mardi Gras Park. This new event honors the cultural heritage, creativity and history of Africatown, which became a part of Mobile in the years following ...

Faced with threats made by the 47th president to carry out mass deportations of immigrants, the thriving African population living in south-west Philadelphia's Africatown neighbourhood now live in ...

My parents had recently passed away, and I had some questions about my family background that I hoped the DNA might reveal. As it turned out, that DNA reveal sparked a fairly long and painful ...

Justin Brooks’ family was among those in the Theodore area who were left in the cold and dark. “I was worried about my family,” Brooks said. The power at Brooks’ home shut off at around 6 ...

According to a news release, the four-day festival is scheduled from Feb. 13 to Feb. 16, 2025. Event organizers said the Black History Month celebration will include different activities ranging ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WALA) - The white sandy beaches of Pensacola are supposed to get even whiter as snowfall is in the forecast. Freezing temperatures and icy conditions are rare for the area, but ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mobile police said they are investigating a shooting that left three people dead Saturday evening. Officers responding to the area of eastbound Interstate 10 and Theodore ...

Africatown may seem like a tight-knit community ... “Most Africans who come here already have family or relatives living here,” ACANA’s Trawally explains. “But also," he adds, "because ...