Affiliate Keep Mobile Beautiful (501c3 nonprofit) has been awarded a 2025 Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Corridor Community Grant. These grants are to revitalize and beautify roads, neighborhoods, and parks in or adjacent to areas named in honor of the civil rights leader. The program is supported by Target and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation.
Keep Mobile Beautiful’s proposal includes cleanups and community involvement in the Historic Oaklawn Cemetery, just off Dr. MLK Jr Blvd, at 1800 Holt Rd in Mobile Alabama.
A community kick off meeting was held on Saturday Sept 6th from 9-11 at Truevine Missionary Baptist Church at 1850 Dr. MLK Jr Blvd 36617.
We gathered a lot of information during the meeting and after as we continued discussion with the Community Members in preparation for the work days.
We will continue to promote community support to care for the Cemetery now and into the future. The 3 clean ups will include removal of yard waste, previously dumped materials, and grass and brush removal. Temporary signs will be used to direct work crews by sections and streets.
The community will be asked to provide input regarding signage for the streets and sections so it meets with community approval before purchase an installation.
Many nonprofits and families do care for some areas of the cemetery and we hope this project will encourage even more to participate to protect the history of those interred there. Keep Mobile Beautiful is excited to work with this community of Heros!