We are the business and economic portal for the Africatown Region.
We are all connected
If you think about it, we are all connected. The Africatown Region headquartered in Prichard, Alabama just a few miles from Mobile is a Quilombos. So is the Crenshaw community in LA. All of us are striving to become more like the Quilombo.
Each Maroon community - from Crenshaw to Suriname, from Africatown to the Quilombo in Brazil, are ready to heal and reconnect economically.
The Port of Africatown is ideally located right on the US shore so that the potential for a port of global commerce for cocoa beans from Ghana - to become a center for imports and exports from Suriname, Brazil, and African nations, becoming a cultural center of Africanism - that is the vision.
So we begin.
July 24, 2021 - Prichard Alabama
A gathering of Maroon communities hosted by the Port of Africatown to welcome Suriname.
VISION
We take a “whole person” approach to this mission, with a focus on improving and enriching the physical, environment, mental, and social health of our community.
WORK
learn - accelerate - invest - repair
We are building the capacity of those most at need to receive financial assistance, access capital, contracting and procurement assistance, marketing, operations, and business development, export and industry specific training and other technical assistance to aid in recovery, stabilization, and expansion for small businesses and entrepreneurs impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and other economic hardships.
PARTNERS
Headquartered in Prichard, Alabama, the POA is a part of a global network of communities with a shared history, vibrancy and vision for the future. Together, we seek to grow Black Businesses throughout the African diaspora.
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We’re always looking for values aligned opportunities. Please get in touch!