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 ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A resolution is set to be introduced before the Mobile City Council this week to authorize an agreement with a contractor for the Africatown Welcome Center. The agreement ...

CHOCTAW COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - A Gilbertown man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Choctaw County, according to law enforcement. Authorities said the crash happened at 2:50 am Sunday morning ...

Those survivors created Africatown, a community that retained its West African culture and roots into the 1950s. The Africatown Heritage House, first opened in 2023, has been hailed for its ...