In the News: Civil Rights and Cultural Heritage District

Feb.9, 2026 - AL.com: Segregation-era theater has new life as home to Mobile’s famed Excelsior Band

June 18, 2025 - The Business View: Mobile County’s Civil Rights & Cultural Heritage District Effort Moves Forward 

Feb. 4, 2025 - The Bama Buzz: Newly renovated Isom Clemon Civil Rights Memorial Park opens in Mobile 

Jan. 29, 2025 - WPMI-TV (Mobile, AL): Isom Clemon Civil Rights Memorial Park opens in downtown Mobile

Jan. 28, 2025 - AL.com: New $1.4 million park honors unsung Mobile civil rights leader

Jan. 23, 2025 - Planning Magazine: Reviving Black Main Streets - Mobile, Alabama, offers lessons on embracing the cultural, economic, and historic significance of African American downtowns and investing in their futures. 

Nov. 23, 2025 - WALA-TV (Mobile, AL): Mobile invests $11.3M to revive the city’s Civil Rights & Cultural Heritage District ‘The Avenue’

Nov. 14, 2025 - Bay Business News: Historic Franklin House & Gallery Opening To Public

Oct. 30, 2025 - Construction Equipment Guide: Mobile, Ala. to Begin Revitalizing Historic Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue

Oct. 29, 2025 - AL.com: ‘Sometimes change takes a mighty big effort:’ Mobile breaks ground on MLK renewal

Oct. 29, 2025 - WPMI-TV (Mobile, AL): Civil rights museum planned for Mobile's Dr. MLK Jr. Avenue

Oct. 19, 2025 - WALA-TV (Mobile, AL): A look at big improvements coming to major Mobile thoroughfare

Oct. 16, 2025 - AL.com: Mobile’s historic ‘Black Wall Street’ set for $11.3 million revitalization on MLK Avenue

Oct. 14, 2025 - WALA-TV (Mobile, AL): Mobile City Council greenlights MLK Avenue overhaul

June 19, 2025 - Business Alabama Magazine: Mike Rogers and his team at Rogers & Willard are helping to rewrite Mobile’s story

June 18, 2025 - The Business View: Mobile County’s Civil Rights & Cultural Heritage District Effort Moves Forward

Feb. 7, 2025 - La Costa Latina: Se inaugura el parque conmemorativo de los derechos civiles Isom Clemon en el centro de Mobile ~ Isom Clemon Civil Rights Memorial Park opens in Downtown Mobile

Feb. 4, 2025 - The Bama Buzz: Newly renovated Isom Clemon Civil Rights Memorial Park opens in Mobile

Feb. 3, 2025 - Lagniappe: County's downtown property purchase highlights Rep. Jones' real estate investments

Jan. 31, 2025 - Bham Now: Fall in love with Mobile this February: Mardi Gras, Black History Month events + Valentine’s vacations

Sept. 13, 2024 - Fox 10: Discussions continue to create Civil Rights district in Mobile

Sept. 5, 2024 - NBC 15: Mobile Civil Rights & Cultural Heritage District draft plan unveiled at community meeting

Sept. 5, 2024 - AL.com: Master plan nearly complete for civil rights heritage district in Mobile

Sept. 4, 2024 - Lagniappe: County commission to consider latest MLK Avenue heritage district proposal

Sept. 4, 2024 - WKRG-TV (Mobile, AL): Civil Rights & Cultural Heritage District Master Planning Draft Plan Community Meeting tonight in Mobile County

July 30, 2024 - WPMI-TV (Mobile, AL): Affordable housing coming to Mobile's new Civil Rights and Cultural Heritage District

July 18, 2024 - Lagniappe: Cultural leader pitches council on museum

June 10, 2024 - Lagniappe: Capital improvements, marketing efforts propelling Mobile-area tourism

May 21, 2024 - Mobile County Commission: Civil Rights and Cultural Heritage District Master Plan Project Update

May 21, 2024 - Mobile County hones in on 'master plan' for MLK Avenue cultural district

May 21, 2024 - Mobile County Commission: Charrette for Mobile County Commission's Master Plan for a Civil Rights and Cultural Heritage District Completed

May 20, 2024 - WPMI-TV (Mobile, AL): Plan to transform Mobile's MLK Avenue into civil rights & cultural heritage district

May 20, 2024 - Lagniappe: First Concept of MLK Avenue Heritage District Revealed in Mobile

May 16, 2024 - Heritage district to shape MLK Avenue

May 15, 2024 - WKRG-TV (Mobile, AL): Mobile County to host workshop, sneak peek for master plan of Civil Rights, Cultural Heritage District

May 14, 2024 - WKRG-TV (Mobile, AL): Red Couch Civil Rights and Cultural Heritage District Preview

May 14, 2024 - WALA-TV (Mobile, AL): An Update on the Mobile Civil Rights and Cultural Heritage District Master Plan

April 3, 2024 - Condé Nast Traveler: Where to Eat, Stay, and Play in Mobile, Alabama

Feb. 7, 2024 - AL.com: Mobile County hopes to revive once-mighty MLK Avenue with cultural heritage district

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Jan. 31, 2024 - WKRG-TV (Mobile, AL): This Morning Red Couch Mobile's Civil Rights and Cultural Heritage District

Jan. 30, 2024 - Lagniappe: Public Engagement Wanted to Craft Plan for MLK Avenue Heritage District

Jan. 29, 2024 - WALA-TV (Mobile, AL): Public kick-off meeting for Mobile’s Civil Rights & Cultural Heritage District