Africatown MediaDec 30, 20191 minMore Good News: King County directs $2M to Africatown Plaza development. Coming off the historic award of $12,000,000 to the Africatown Plaza Affordable Housing Development by the City of Seattle Office of Hous...
Africatown MediaDec 23, 20191 minCommunity Love Day: A business saved and community brought closer for a noble cause.Photos from the Community Love Day on Sunday December 22nd when community members presented the funds raised during a GoFundMe campaign t...
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 19, 20191 minCentral District Chef Trey Lamont launches Weekend Brunch Service at The Jerk Shack RestaurantCentral District native and Garfield High School Alum, Chef Trey Lamont, owner of the Jerk Shack restaurant in Belltown, announces new we...
Africatown MediaDec 14, 20195 minFlowers Just 4 U makes urgent appeal to community after being hit with 14 day eviction notice. Only Black owned florist in the Pacific Northwest faces doors closing for good in 13 days. Today the clock is ticking on the Pacific Nort...
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...
Africatown MediaDec 6, 20192 minAfricatown CLT joins NAREB initiative for 2 million new Black homeowners over 5 years.Affordable Housing developer, Africatown Community Land Trust (ACLT), activates home ownership club program as part of two prong communit...
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 21, 20191 minBE FREE OR DIE - 100 Black Parents to host community screening of Harriet on Saturday Spoiler Alert: It’s not Julia Roberts playing the role of the abolitionist freedom fighter, Harriet Tubman. 100 Black Parents, Phi Beta S...
Africatown MediaNov 18, 20191 minCall for Submissions from Writers of Color Project artist Kemba Opio is currently accepting submissions for written work in creative form. Submissions may be a poem, thought, verse...
Africatown MediaNov 18, 20191 minAfricatown wants to teach you how to purchase a home and build wealth. Africatown Community Land Trust is joining the National Association of Real Estate Brokers initiative to get two million new African Amer...
Africatown MediaNov 18, 20192 minAffordable Housing Alert - Jackson Heights (23rd & Jackson)Jackson Heights Affordable Housing Development has started the lease up process and they are seeking those in our community that either l...
Africatown MediaNov 15, 20191 minSeattle’s Most Influential People 2019: ACLT's President and CEO, K. Wyking Garrett Click here to support Africatown's good works. #BuildAfricatown Garrett has been challenging gentrification and advocating for affordable...
Africatown MediaNov 15, 20194 minAs Liberty Bank Building picks up another award, will the City follow through on Africatown Plaza?Click here to support Africatown's good works. #BuildAfricatown ****UPDATE*** Many of you saw a glimpse of the Liberty Bank Building duri...
Africatown MediaNov 14, 20193 minNurse Nik: High Blood Pressure Remains a Silent Killer in Our Community. By Nicole Leonce RN-BSN Click here to support Africatown's good works. #BuildAfricatown Do you know your blood pressure? Are you African ...
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...
