About Africatown

Africatown is designed to become an economic development initiative to create jobs, for our youth, in Southwest Philadelphia, increase business ownership among the residents of the community and eliminate poverty in one of the most economically depressed communities in Philadelphia. To accomplish these objectives, Africatown, being developed in the community will become a "Tourist Destination Point " for the global African diaspora and other interested persons. Most of the infrastructure already exist in the southwest community, in which Africatown will be situated. Most important are the nearly 500 businesses owned by immigrants that live and work in the community. To accommodate the thousands of new visitors to southwest, additional infrastructure will be required, and several buildings will be proposed to attract businesses, tourist, and shoppers to patronize the many immigrant businesses on the commercial corridors in Africatown.

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Robert Morris University at Africatown

Discuss collaboration opportunities to build, develop and run the Technology and Innovation hub project in Africatown.

Robert Morris University at Africatown

Apr 09, 2022
by AfricaTown
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In April 2022 Ambassador Dr. Robin R. Sanders, Board member of the Robber Morris University and Dr. Maria Kalevitch, Dean visited Africatown in Southwest Philadelphia. The goal of the visit was to discuss collaboration opportunities to build, develop and run the Technology and Innovation hub project in Africatown. During the visit, the RMU team toured Africatown, the Ethiopian Museum Site and attended a presentation on Africatown with focus on what an Innovation and Technology Center might look like and who it might service in our community.