Africatown MediaMay 7, 20205 min#TBT - 60 years ago when James Baldwin came to Seattle on a mission of Civil Rights and Equality.CORE hosted Baldwin at a sold-out event in 1963. The #TBT series is a collaboration between the Black Heritage Society of Washington Stat...
Africatown MediaApr 30, 20203 min#TBT - When Black people in the CD had to fight for a crosstown bus. The story behind the #48 Bus. While these days you can take busses across town. It was not always like that for a redlined Central District. The #TBT series is a colla...
Africatown MediaApr 23, 20203 min#TBT - "Say It Loud" - 50 years ago Stokely Carmichael came to Seattle and ignited a movement. The #TBT series is a collaboration between the Black Heritage Society of Washington State and Africatown Seattle to give historical insig...
Africatown MediaApr 2, 20203 min#TBT - Our community has always come together in times of need. The first Central Area Cooperative supermarket opened in Seattle on Empire Way South (now Martin Luther King, Jr. Wy) near South Dearborn...
Africatown MediaMar 26, 20202 min#TBT - Doctoring a Healthy Community: In the Hands of Dr. William H. CalhounToday, our doctors and health providers are serving on the front line to ensure our community well-being. I am thinking of them and appre...
Africatown MediaMar 7, 20204 min#TBT - 100 years ago Marcus Garvey sparked the Black Cross Nurses in Seattle who cared for us. The #TBT series is a collaboration between the Black Heritage Society of Washington State and Africatown Seattle to give historical insig...
Africatown MediaFeb 6, 20203 min#TBT - Over 50 years ago the Central District lead Seattle's war on poverty, the battle continues. Commanding the War on Poverty: Central Area Motivation Program from the Beginning The #TBT series is a collaboration between the Black He...
Africatown MediaJan 16, 20205 min#TBT - Camp George Jordan: Seattle's Segregated Military Camp in SODO.The #TBT series is a collaboration between the Black Heritage Society of Washington State and Africatown Seattle to give historical insig...
Africatown MediaDec 19, 20193 min#TBT - Meet Joseph Lloyd: The Rocket Man at the intersection of History and Change.The #TBT series is a collaboration between the Black Heritage Society of Washington State and Africatown Seattle to give historical insig...
Africatown MediaDec 12, 20193 min#TBT - Black churches in the CD have thrived for over 130 years. The BHS encourages you to stay. The #TBT series is a collaboration between the Black Heritage Society of Washington State and Africatown Seattle to give historical insig...
The Big ODec 5, 20193 min#TBT - #BlackGirlMagic - Manima Wilson Davis: First Black woman to graduate Everett High & U of W When family photos open a world of little-known historyand legacies that make you go “Wow!”, it keeps youwanting to dig deeper for more o...
Africatown MediaNov 28, 20193 min#TBT - Talking smoked turkey and Hills Bros BBQ with Stephanie Johnson-Toliver.The #TBT series is a collaboration between the Black Heritage Society of Washington State and Africatown Seattle to give historical insig...
Africatown MediaNov 21, 20193 min#TBT - Meet Eugene Moszee: CD business owner and Civil Rights Activist killed by the SPD in 1945.Moszee is a throwback to an era when Black people in Seattle's Central District owned their own gas stations and services were self conta...
Africatown MediaNov 14, 20194 min#TBT - Meet Isham Norris, 118 years ago ran for Seattle City Council and fought racist housing laws.Isham was an all around bad ass from Tennessee who moved to Seattle with his family, started a successful business, became involved in po...
Africatown MediaNov 7, 20192 min#TBT - Black people have been thriving in the arts in Seattle for over 100 years. Artist expression has been an part of our community for over a century. The #TBT series is a collaboration between the Black Heritage Soc...
Africatown MediaOct 31, 20193 min#TBT - #BlackGirlMagic - Meet Juanita Russell - Artist, Poet, Teacher, Global Citizen, and Boss.Juanita Russell brought her global vision and appreciation for Africa back home to the Central District. The #TBT series is a collaborati...
Africatown MediaOct 24, 20192 min#TBT - Black Girl Magic has been alive and well in the Central District for nearly a century. Bringing Beauty, Business and Social Consciousness to Seattle’s Central District. The #TBT series is a collaboration between the Black He...
Africatown MediaOct 17, 20193 min#TBT - Black Barbers have been keeping the CD looking sharp for over 100 years. Today as we celebrate the Grand Opening of the new Earl's Cuts & Styles, we look back to honor the strong legacy of barbers in the Centra...
Africatown MediaOct 10, 20192 min#TBT - Black power couples have been building business and community in the CD for decades. Meet the Gideon's, a true power couple who's legacy lasts in our community to this day. The #TBT series is a collaboration between the Bl...
Africatown MediaOct 3, 20192 min#TBT - 100 Years ago one of the best jazz schools in America was in the CD. What is today know as the Chinatown / ID neighborhood was the home of the Waldron School of Trumpet and Saxaphone and was a hotbed of Bla...
