In the mid-1800s, before the Civil War, Thomas White fled his enslavement in Maryland for freedom. It was a risky escape, one that involved a horseback ride under the cover of darkness, abolitionists ...

Slavery is one of the most tragic realities of human history. It has led to conflicts, trauma, generational inequality, and ...

Contractors working on the $3.5 billion Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project plan to build a concrete batch plant on Conception Street Road in Africatown. But not if the residents of the historic ...

Residents of a historic Black community in Mobile, Alabama are protesting the construction of a concrete plant in a neighborhood known as Africatown, reports Margaret Kates for AL.com. The plant would ...

In 1858, Mobile plantation owner Timothy Meaher bet $1,000 he could sneak slaves into America, 50 years after the trade was banned. He soon hired Captain William Foster, who sailed to West Africa and ...

In this top story overview, we highlight our most read articles this week, including a look at the Erkling, a strange mythical snatcher of children, and the fascinating mythology and superstitions ...

Across America, there are small towns and regions where Black history and culture are embedded into the community. What destinations should you add to the itinerary this summer? Some of those ...

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The remaining descendants of the last ship carrying enslaved Africans to land in the U.S. in 1860 met Saturday in Mobile, Alabama, for a memorial ceremony. Attendees, many of them ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The spotlight was shining again today in Mobile on the Clotilda. The annual Landing Event Ceremony took place this morning for the Clotilda at Bay Bridge Road under the ...